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The provincial New Democrats contacted the federal Conservatives to say they didn’t want a campaign fight, after Prime Minister Stephen Harper called them a “disaster” in early August.

That fascinating fact emerged Wednesday during an interview with a senior aide to Premier Rachel Notley.

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He called to say the government does have an evolving plan, contrary to my claim in yesterday’s column, but will keep quiet about details until late September, both for economic and political reasons.

Notley, herself, responded to the question, do you have a plan?

“We are taking a thoughtful and careful approach to developing our budget.

“Our intention is to practise fiscal prudence without slashing the vital services that Alberta families rely on, while also looking at ways to encourage economic growth.”

The rest she leaves to her official, who asks not to be named. Because of his central role with the premier, I’ll take the unusual step of quoting an unnamed source at length.