Danielle Smith wants to save Alberta's oil wealth, but history shows it's a pledge that's hard to deliver

With Thursday's budget, Danielle Smith joins the long history of governments in Alberta pledging to save the bounty of oil cash. But with a crash in oil prices seemingly always around the corner, every previous commitment to saving has inevitably failed.

Danielle Smith wants to save Alberta's oil wealth, but history shows it's a pledge that's hard to deliver
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With Thursday's budget, Danielle Smith joins the long history of governments in Alberta pledging to save the bounty of oil cash. But with a crash in oil prices seemingly always around the corner, every previous commitment to saving has inevitably failed.