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Worse than the Recession?: How government budget cuts could kill more Alberta jobs than the recession

Worse than the Recession? How government budget cuts could kill more Alberta jobs than the recession

Just as the recession appears to be lifting, the Alberta government is moving toward spending cuts. Instead of maintaining its spending over the recession and adding stimulus, as leading economic commentators recommend, it is going backward to the Klein-style cuts of the 1990s. Released January 25, 2010.