City awaiting word on MSI and hospital funding, opioid battle following Throne Speech
The City of Red Deer will now play the waiting game ahead of the March 22 provincial budget.
Mayor Tara Veer reacted Friday morning to Thursday’s Throne Speech, stating there is a lot of waiting and seeing to be done ahead of budget day.
She said economic diversification, revenue sharing on cannabis, responding to the opioid crisis, and changes to MSI funding are all areas of significant interest or concern.
“There was a mention in the Throne Speech which specifically identified the four pillars approach,” she said. “Our conversations over the last year with the provincial government have focused predominantly on the harms reduction pillar. The four pillars are consistent with Red Deer’s drug and alcohol strategy.”