Alberta is no longer the rich kid on the block: Toews

CALGARY- Alberta’s finance minister says his goal is to balance the budget by 2023 but nothing is written in stone especially with uncertainty over pipelines.

Yesterday, the Federal Court of Appeal allowed six of 12 legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that would bring more Alberta oil to the west coast.

Travis Toews says the United Conservative government is committed to balancing the budget in its first term but recognizes there is revenue volatility.

His comments come one day after a blue-ribbon panel said the province habitually overspends on its services.