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Alberta Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Alberta politics.

Alberta Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Alberta politics.

Today is Budget Day, and the government has just tabled its budget in the Legislature.

We were invited to the government’s advance briefing, which gave us a few hours to review the documents, ask questions, and analyze the numbers before the official release.

Now that the embargo has been lifted, we can share our thoughts with you.

However, this is just our preliminary analysis - we’ll have a more in-depth breakdown for you next week.

The top line numbers are revenue of $74.1 billion and expenses of $79.3 billion, leaving a deficit of $5.2 billion.

Read on for more details...

Alberta Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Alberta politics.

Alberta Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Alberta politics.

Alberta Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Alberta politics.

Alberta Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Alberta politics.

President Trump's deadline for imposing 25% across-the-board tariffs on Canadian products is today.

While it remains to be seen whether they will actually be implemented immediately, how they will work, and how long they might last, just the threat has turned Canadian politics upside down in recent weeks.

Alberta Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Alberta politics.

Alberta Minute - Your weekly one-minute summary of Alberta politics.