Shredding the Public Interest: Ralph Klein and 25 Years of One-Party GovernmentAlberta had the tightest controls on spending in Canada during the very period when the Klein government has claimed costs were soaring out of control. Now, public programs in Alberta-including health care-have become the most poorly supported in Canada. (6 weeks on the Financial Post national best-seller list!) |
Contents
Building Trust | 5 |
Shredding the Evidence | 11 |
Where Albertans Stand Now | 25 |
The Leaky Report | 33 |
PrivateSector Subsidies in FreeEnterprise | 41 |
The Alberta Advantage Up Close | 51 |
Pulling the Wool | 61 |
The Spin Doctors | 73 |
Telling Stories | 81 |
The Special Case of Health Care | 93 |
The Acid Test | 107 |
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