Pandemic blamed for Alberta’s deepening debt, as Canada’s deficit balloons

Despite expecting a lower deficit, Alberta’s total debt remains at more than $100 billion due to the pandemic, while Canada deals with a national debt of more than $1 trillion. Jeff Semple looks at how worried Canadians should be about all the spending, and how it’s already impacting cash-strapped Albertans.

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