![]() ![]() Other premiers have used the chats to get ahead of bad news as Alison Redford did in 2013 with her warning about a $6-billion hole in the provincial budget created by the “bitumen bubble.” And Jim Prentice did likewise in a pre-election address a year ago where he vaguely blamed blossoming fiscal woes on previous premiers but promised things would get better under his leadership. Notley was preparing Albertans for bad news in next week’s provincial budget ![]() In January 2001, on the eve of an election, Ralph Klein used the chat to reassure Albertans everything was great. The cost of the broadcast - $85,000 for Notley, for example - is borne by taxpayers. ![]() Premiers have a soft spot for the televised chat that allows them to present their message directly to Albertans with no editing by journalists and no heckling by the opposition. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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