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It will probably come as no surprise that we are urging Albertans to elect a United Conservative government in Tuesday’s provincial election.

To be sure, there have been problems with the UCP campaign: For instance, the party’s decision to reopen the wounds of the gay-straight alliance debate and past homophobic remarks by some of its candidates.

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And then there was the whole “kamikaze” candidate controversy from the UCP’s 2017 leadership race. (Although it should be noted no proof has been uncovered that UCP Leader Jason Kenney was involved in any of the most serious allegations regarding improper funding of a third candidate or vote fraud.)

Still, all of this pales next to the need to preserve our province and its economy from another four years of NDP bumbling and bludgeoning.

When the NDP came to power just four years ago, the province’s accumulated debt stood at around $17 billion. Thanks to their wild spending and uncontrolled deficits (the four largest in Alberta’s history), even if we were to get rid of the NDP on April 16, the province’s debt will still top out at well over $90 billion before a new government can once again balance the books.