“Define the Decade,” the initiative from the Business Council of Alberta, hopes to be both a vision and economic strategy for the province through 2030.

The Business Council of Alberta says the province needs to address its income and expenditures to make sure its finances are sustainable.

There was "more alignment'' than expected with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau at a pre-budget roundtable with the Business Council of Alberta on Thursday, according to the group's president.