ANALYSIS | Smith and the UCP are spending, spending, spending. An election's not far off | CBC News
As Alberta continues its never-ending journey on the oil and gas rollercoaster, the province's fortunes are among the best ever, with cash from the oilpatch still filling up the coffers.After several years of fiscal restraint, Tuesday's provincial budget shows the governing United Conservative Party (UCP) is in the mood to open the vault and ramp up spending for health care, education, highways and dozens of other projects.