Danielle Smith lays out $8.6-billion education spending plan to address growing student numbers

Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta will spend $8.6-billion over the next seven years to address the unprecedented growth of the province’s student population, which she calls a symptom of Ottawa’s excessive immigration policy.In a televised address on Tuesday evening, Ms. Smith said the province’s strong fiscal position with a surplus this past year and a modest surplus expected this year allows for the injection of billions in the capital budget for new K-12 schools, an increase of roughly $6.5-billion from April’s budget.