Edmonton Journal

Alberta NDP government released its 2016 budget on Thursday, and while the government spilled plenty of secrets before the document was finally made public, it still included a few bombshells: $57 billion in operational and capital debt is expected by 2019 and Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the province won't like get its books back in balance until 2024. All of this, of course, comes amid a prolonged collapse in world oil prices that has had a drastic effect on Alberta's revenue streams. Then, the panell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices