So the new budget is coming out. The new finance Minister is talking about it prior to it's release, just so we're clear. Therefore, any whining in the near future of office espionage or security breaches/leaks, let's remember who started it, the Finance Minister himself. We seem to be off to a fine start in the second round of "Squeeze Alberta(n)s 'til They Stop Screaming". "Everybody will have to live with a little less." in the same paragraph as "I'll have a new pair boots by the end of the year." Somehow, I sense that these necessary cuts endured by us Albertans will help pay for those new boots. And the only way you can prove you earned them is to not sound and proceed like your predecessor, Ms. I. Evans. It looks, sounds and smells the same. We shall see.... (flash to Feb 10, 2010)
It's the morning after, and I think I just woke up in my own version of "Groundhog Day" (although the original was much funnier). Alberta 2010 Deficit projected at $4.7B, and it still feels like
April 2009 - Evans projects $4.7B Deficit And the new minister sounds just like the old minister. Take from 'Peter' to give to 'Paul'. What kind of accounting is that. People pay good money every day for an expert to to tell them that their personal finances in shambles from following that very same poor accounting practice. It's doomed to fail, no matter how you try to spin it. Asking Albertans to understand that further debt wll be required to pay down already massive loans is absurd, to put it mildly. I think this is further proof that the kind of position requires at least two years or more of actual accounting education as any certified accountant requires to do their job. Only makes sense, no?
This only solidifies what I've privately stated. Mr. Stelmach on changed everybody's posts because of promises made regarding everybody get their turn a big government-post pay-cheque and chance for their name to get on the Ministers' Pension Plan mailing list. I'm only writing what everybody is thinking. Now we just have to wait for the new Royalty Review Report (the three Rs, now that's funny). More backtracking from Eddie and his Cruisers (Scrubs - modern term). Only fitting that he end his mess the way he started it. By messing with Alberta's economic stability and future. This should be a very busy week for these little fingers.
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