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Budget Essay

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The Budget: The 2015-16 budget presents Albertans with a record of $9.7-billion in new debt. Albertans don’t like the budget and many don’t believe the $1.5 billion tax grab was necessary. They don’t like the increase in gasoline taxes, therefore, opposition parties are trying to balance the budget on the backs of Alberta families.

School Construction: With the rapidly increasing population that has seen as many as 80,000 people arriving in the province annually ( due to the increased number of refugees and immagriants in the country) , the government has struggled to keep up with the demand of new elementary, junior and senior high schools.Alberta Infrastructure Minister Manmeet Bhullar says he is trying to expedite the delivery of 230 …show more content…

I would vote for Bill Smith as he’s addressing a main issue our city is facing today which is reckless spending, Bill is going to ensure that the our city will cut unnecessary spending, rein in rampant tax increases, maximize efficiencies and stop paying millions of dollars to consultants .

What is your ward? Who are the candidates for alderman and school trustee in your ward? Choose who you would vote for and explain why.

Ward 5 candidates:
Sarbdeep (Preet) Baidwan
George Chahal.
Tudor Dinca.
Hirde Paul Jassal.
Balraj (Raj) Nijjar.
Aryan Sadat.

I would vote for Aryan Sadat as a candidate for ward 5 as he is addressing a major problem which is reckless spending. As our economy is decreasing , Sadat is going to make sure make our tax dollars go to the things we need as a City and prevent reckless spending. Although some funding can come from the federal and provincial governments, it ultimately comes from the taxpayers, Sadat said the government spends millions of dollars off taxpayers money on wants not needs , and he will be able to control and address this issue if elected.

Ward 5 school trustees:
Marilyn Dennis
Rekha Dhawan
Sohail Sherwani
Bianca Smetacek
Jasbir Chahal
Jameela Ghann
Raman Gill
Gurpreet Grewal
Syed Hasnain
Pamela king
Wasima Sultan
Veerpal Rai
Linda Wellman – (acclaimed)

I would vote for Jameela Ghann as a school trustee in ward five because she will modernize how our schools will operate by

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