I am Gurvir Sanghera, an Albertan who belongs to the UCP political party.

I'll discuss Alberta's economic

future in this post, along with the reasons you should support my party. I'll be addressing key concerns

regarding the UCP's priorities for fostering a more affluent province and economy.

What should the focus be regarding Alberta's budget?

● A new financial programme for Alberta will be launched by my party, the UCP, in the fiscal year

beginning in 2023. Our priorities for Alberta's budget are public safety, education, healthcare, and

affordability. In 2023, we want to strengthen the economy and promote employment growth. By

making investments in Albertans' top priorities, we think we can address and achieve these

objectives for a better future for Albertans.

Surplus: According to the UCP, the overall income for the upcoming fiscal year would be $70.7 billion,

$5.4 billion less than it was the year before. Albertans should anticipate more reasonable prices and goods

as a result of the decline in total revenue. Due to the decline in overall revenue, there is also a surplus of

$2.4 billion that will be used for the new budget programme's objectives.

Affordability: By reducing the agony of the steadily rising petrol and oil costs that started in 2022 as a

result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we will alleviate the affordability issue. Oil and gasoline costs and

taxes will be reduced under the UCP, since this has been a key concern for Albertans across the province.

In the upcoming fiscal year, the UCP will assist in achieving more accessible energy by reducing

provincial gas excise taxes. The UCP will keep pushing for improved living standards and affordability

by empathizing with Albertans' suffering and not raising taxes on them or creating new taxes.
Healthcare: The UCP will give Albertans a better healthcare system by spending more time and money

ensuring public safety. We firmly believe that the residents of Alberta deserve it. Our budget will be

centered on improving Alberta's healthcare system. With the UCP party in power and the new budget

programme, healthcare will significantly improve as our focus will be on addressing the staffing

shortages, lengthy wait times, lengthy ambulance response times, as well as lengthy surgery times.

Education: The UCP places a high priority on education, and our new budget will increase all students'

access to and affordability of higher learning. This topic will be covered later in this article.

What role should the federal government have in determining Alberta’s economic future?

● As UCP members, we frequently witness the federal government working against Albertans. This

was evident when Ottawa and Trudeau unveiled their new "sustainable jobs plan." According to

Justin Trudeau, "sustainable jobs" will be created to help people move away from using fossil

fuels. Given that Alberta produces the most oil and gas in Canada and that a large portion of the

population works in the oil industry, this plan greatly concerns Albertans. Many jobs for

Albertans are lost when the oil and gas industry is eliminated in favor of a more "clean energy"

industry, which inevitably has a negative effect on Alberta's economy. Given that federal

interference has only appeared to have a negative effect on Alberta's economy, it is only fair to

say that the federal government should have limited interference in Alberta's economy. The

federal government should only be responsible for

1. Regulating laws and regulations

2. Taking certain actions to stabilize a province's economy in times of recession and depression

3. Maintaining competition

4. Equality in economies
 ● When the federal government oversteps these boundaries and attempts to enact policies that are

detrimental to the provinces, it hurts their inhabitants since there is a lack of employment

opportunities and people are laid off, both of which lead to an increase in poverty and recessions.

What should Alberta do in response to the challenges put forth by our surplus regarding education and

health care?

● The new financial programme for Alberta from the UCP addresses and emphasizes the issues

with healthcare and education that have surfaced recently. The surplus will be used by the UCP to

enhance healthcare and education.

● Education: Alberta should start spending the extra money on reducing tuition costs, lowering

student loan interest rates, and lengthening the grace period before repayment. Due to the fact that

their debt will be lesser and they will have more time to pay back loans, this will enable students

from lower income groups to still have access to higher education. Additionally, the extra money

should go towards giving grade 12 students a greater opportunity to apply for scholarships, which

will encourage them to enroll in a university or college. More people will become educated and

take on positions that we need personnel for, which will benefit not only pupils but the entire

province as there will be more people working in industries that have shortages currently, such as

doctors, nurses, and surgeons.

● Healthcare: We think that the province's healthcare system should be the main focus of Alberta's

budget. In order to cut surgical times, speed up ambulance response times, and enhance waiting

room wait times, we will be investing $965 million into the healthcare system. The UCP has a

significant objective in mind when they say that by concentrating Alberta's budget on healthcare,

Albertans will feel safer and more protected than before. Staff shortages won't exist in the future

thanks to the implementation of the education plan I proposed, as many students won't have to
 worry about the financial costs of attending medical school—debt being one of the main

deterrents for many who would otherwise enroll. This encourages individuals to pursue higher

education and careers such as doctors and nurses.

Compare and contrast:

I presented my ideas of a new budget program for the UCP to my mother, Harjit Sanghera. My mother,

and I disagreed on the direction Alberta's economy should take when I presented her with my thoughts.

My mother disagrees with the idea that the federal government should have little influence over our

economy, but she agrees that Alberta should put more effort into enhancing healthcare access and

affordability. According to her, the federal government is crucial to the economies of all the provinces

since it offers safety net services during economic downturns and promotes equality while also knowing

how to stabilize economies. Without government action, the rich would continue to be rich and the poor

would continue to be poor, inexorably resulting in disparity in our economic marketplaces. Even though

we agreed that the federal government is essential during economic crises, I foresee numerous issues that

would develop if my mother's views were put into practice in the real world. A command economy is

ultimately the result of excessive government interference, and command economies bring dictatorships

and resource scarcity. This negatively affects every person of a nation because dictatorships are known to

cause famines and depressions—the historical example of which is "The Great Depression of China."

Despite our differences on certain points of view, my mother and I both agreed that Alberta's budget and

focus should be on increasing affordability in order to have a stronger economy and living standard.

Reflection:
I now know the various positions taken by the parties as a result of this endeavor. I have discovered the

goals and purposes each party has for Albertans and how many of them may have similar goals as a result

of having to research and pick a party that best meets my ideological perspectives. Their approaches to

addressing and achieving the objectives are very different. This initiative has also educated me about how

hazardous it can be when everyone is pursuing different objectives and how one province may have an

influence on an entire nation and its economy. It has taught me to view politics and the economy quite

differently since a party defines a province's success, and when one is chosen that does not share the same

objectives as its residents, pandemonium can ensue. After working on this project, I'm left wondering

what life would be like for Albertans in a command economy and how it would influence our quality of

life and employment prospects. The costs of products and services, as well as how differently our items

were manufactured, made me question how it would affect our day-to-day existence.