Alberta's finance minister is firing back at criticisms from Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Joe Ceci (SEE'-see) says Harper should look at his own government's record of deficit spending and job creation before criticizing Alberta. (Harper said at a rally yesterday that the provincial New Democrats are drifting through the current economic downturn without a plan. But Ceci says Harper hasn't balanced a budget since 2008 and quotes research suggesting the Conservative leader's job creation record is the worst of any prime minister since the Second World War.)

Date: 2015-08-13
Placeline: EDMONTON.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 15 seconds

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