Alberta conservatives eye flat tax, private health delivery in draft policies
EDMONTON – Alberta’s governing NDP says draft policy ideas put forward by the Opposition United Conservative Party are risky and would benefit the wealthy, but the UCP calls that baseless fearmongering.
The UCP is holding its founding convention in May to hammer out its policy platform but in the meantime has released draft proposals.
The ideas include a return to the 10 per cent flat tax scrapped by the NDP, along with reducing or cutting other taxes and scrapping the carbon levy.
The UCP says it will respect Canada’s publicly funded health system but will explore private delivery of services in the public system to improve care and reduce wait times.