PROVINCIAL BUDGET LOOMS Kenney says restraint coming, but not Klein-era budget cuts Sep 27, 2019 2:15 PM

EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there will be spending restraint in the upcoming budget but it won’t resemble the fiscal bloodletting of the early 1990s.

The United Conservative leader, in a speech to municipal leaders, says any reductions will be prudent and thoughtful while protecting high-priority frontline services in health and education.

He says while some municipal leaders won’t like what is delivered in the Oct. 24 budget, it is necessary to put the brakes on spending that if left unchecked will lead to spiralling debt loads and deep spending cuts.

Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley also addressed delegates at the meeting of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and told them they’re being set up as fall guys.