Sunday, December 21, 2008

Ed Stelmach's evolving opinions towards deficit spending

Ed Stelmach, February 23rd, 2008
“A Progressive Conservative government will never put Alberta back into a deficit position,” said Stelmach. “We have a plan that provides the services and infrastructure to Albertans, while keeping more money in the pockets of Albertans. Our plan is realistic and achievable. It works for Albertans.”

Ed Stelmach, October 14th 2008
“Compared to other jurisdictions, we're well prepared to weather any storm,” said the premier, who also cautioned that his Progressive Conservative government will never allow Alberta to go back into debt.

“We will not ever run deficit budgets,” he said. “So if we have to adjust in years forward, we'll do that.”

Ed Stelmach, December 20th 2008
Spending, not cuts, premier's strategy: Stelmach embraces 'technical deficits' to cope with downturn
"I know it sends real vibrations across Canada for Alberta to be looking at a technical deficit, but the issue here is, I just don't want to lose momentum,"

1 comments:

Skinny Dipper said...

What was that quote mentioned about the Montreal Olympics in 1976?