Everything you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Monday, Dec. 28
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta s chief medical officer of health, provided an update on case numbers and hospitalizations on Monday, after a break over the Christmas holiday.
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Posted: Dec 28, 2020 8:21 AM MT | Last Updated: December 29, 2020
A pedestrian wearing a mask walks under Christmas decorations in an empty downtown Calgary on Dec. 9.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says the goal in 2021 is to get vaccines out and put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, then work to fix a battered and beleaguered economy.
But with a $21-billion deficit and Alberta’s wellspring oil and gas economy still in flux, there s a red-inked elephant in the room: Where’s the money going to come from?
“We will not cut our way out of a $21-billion deficit,” Toews said in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press.
“We have to get the economy growing again. And economic recovery will very quickly become job No. 1 as we start to get past the pandemic.”
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Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews speaks about the upcoming budget in Edmonton on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Toews says the goal in 2021 is to get vaccines out and put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, thenwork to fix Albertaâs battered economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson December 27, 2020 - 7:05 AM
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says the goal in 2021 is to get vaccines out and put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, then work to fix a battered and beleaguered economy.
But with a $21-billion deficit and Albertaâs wellspring oil and gas economy still in flux, there s a red-inked elephant in the room: Whereâs the money going to come from?