Week two on the campaign trail
Posted Apr 2, 2012 11:30 am.
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Its the beginning of week two on the Alberta election campaign trail.
From Edmonton, Liberal leader Raj Sherman vowed to eliminate tuition fees for future post secondary students.
“Countries which out-educate and out-train us today will out-compete us tomorrow,” said Sherman. “This is why the Alberta Liberals have introduced a fully-costed plan to immediately reduce tuition by $250 and then eliminate it completely by 2025.”
PC leader Alison Redford stopped in Strathmore where she promised to establish 140 family care clinics across province.
“Albertans need access to health care services in their own community,” said Redford. “Currently we have three pilot Family Care Clinics operating in the province. We will evaluate their performance and make adjustments to provide better service in communities throughout the province.”
In Edmonton NDP leader Brian Mason says if elected, his party would get the most out of our oildands.
“Conservatives have delivered unacceptably low returns from our vast and valuable oilsands resources. It’s time Albertans invest their prosperity with someone else,” said Mason. “Liberals endorse the status quo. The Wildrose policy takes us further away from getting full value for our resources. New Democrats know that Albertans own the resource, so we’ll do what it takes to get the most value, in terms of jobs and revenues.
“Overall, our goal is to bring in an extra $1.90 per barrel in revenues for improved public services and more savings. We’ll do that through a new royalty system that gives companies who upgrade in Alberta a break, because we get four times the value out of a barrel of bitumen upgraded here.”
Speaking in Cremona, Wildrose leader Danielle Smith is promising to cut a cheque to every man, woman, and child, when energy revenues create a budget surplus.
“Instead of squandering surplus funds on pet projects and more government waste, the Alberta Energy Dividend will ensure Albertans benefit directly from the wealth our energy sector generates,” said Smith. “Wildrose believes that Albertans can spend their own money better than government. That is precisely why we’ve got a plan to put more money back in their pockets instead of government coffers.”
