"The pipelines will get built," Finance Minister Joe Ceci insisted at a news conference prior to reading the budget. "If there was any indication the NDP was going to change its course and become fiscally responsible that was blown out in a spectacular way in today's NDP budget," he said. The budget has very few goodies for the average Albertan, and most major spending projects have already been announced. The Alberta Teachers' Association, United Nurses of Alberta and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta have already agreed to zero increases. The deficit forecast for the 2018-19 fiscal year is $8.8 billion, with $47.9 billion in revenue and $56.2 billion in expenses.

Source: CBC News March 22, 2018 20:41 UTC