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  "path": "/opinion/alberta-manages-growth-while-b-c-hikes-spending-and-taxes",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-27T19:26:41.000Z",
  "site": "https://nationalpost.com",
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  "textContent": "During this past week and half, Canada’s two most western provinces presented budgets with yawning deficits. Slow-growth British Columbia is forecasting a deficit for the 2026/27 fiscal year of $13.3 billion (2.9 per cent of GDP), up from $9.6 billion for this current year. With better growth, Alberta hit the $9.4-billion mark, more than double the 2025/26 deficit of $4.1 billion and the biggest since the pandemic. Read More",
  "title": "Jack Mintz: Alberta manages growth while B.C. hikes spending and taxes",
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