Danielle Smith, Rachel Notley to face off in Alberta leaders debate Thursday
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Thursday evening, the leaders of Alberta's two largest political parties will debate the most important topics heading into the May 29 election.
Thursday evening, the leaders of Alberta's two largest political parties will debate the most important topics heading into the May 29 election.
Calgary a statistical dead heat. Both leaders have concentrated their campaigning efforts in the southern half of the province.
Smith faced off Wednesday night against the two candidates running against her in the constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat. She argued it was time to depoliticize LGBTQ rights; earlier in the day, Lacombe-Ponoka UCP candidate Jennifer Johnson apologized for comparing transgender children in schools to feces in food.
the NDP promised to increase funding for emergency medical services by $50 million this year and $75 million the next two years if elected. The party's economic plan – which consists of raising the corporate tax rate while freezing personal taxes and lowering the cost of living– predicts a $3.3-billion surplus over three years.
a re-elected UCP government would not raise personal or business taxes without approval from the public via a referendum. It would also create a new tax bracket which would return more back to people making more than $60,000 a year and reduce provincial taxes by about 20 per cent for people making less than that.
force people with severe drug addiction into treatment with a request from a family member, doctor, psychologist or police officer. The party is calling it compassionate intervention.
