EDMONTON — A former NDP finance minister from Saskatchewan is heading a panel of experts looking into Alberta’s finances.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Janice MacKinnon will chair the group and come up with a plan by mid-August to get the province out of deficit.
He says the panel’s advice will help the government balance the budget, without raising taxes, by 2022-23.
The group’s recommendations will also help make up the budget in the fall.
Kenney’s United Conservatives defeated Rachel Notley’s NDP in last month’s provincial election.
MacKinnon was finance minister under Saskatchewan NDP Premier Roy Romanow and went on to advise several other governments on their fiscal plans.