The writer argues that growing debt incurred by prairie provincial governments creates a risk of intergenerational divide because new generations will have to pay the debts of old generations. | File photo

Prairie debt levels ticking time bomb

The debt in Canada’s prairie provinces has grown colossally during the COVID-19 pandemic, just as debt has in the rest of Canada and around the world. At the end of 2020, Alberta’s debt was estimated at $98 billion, Manitoba’s was $28.6 billion and Saskatchewan’s was $15 billion. These debts are an economic burden for taxpayers […] Read more