Here we have the rainy day that the Heritage Fund was supposed to protect against. Sadly it's been depleted by the Conservatives of Alberta over the past 40 years.  Compare the Alberta Heritage Fund with that demonstrated by the fiscal prudence of the Norwegians who had reasonable taxation but have not touched their sovereign fund. The Arabs continue to pull the rug from beneath the feet of Albertans by pumping oil to keep the Iranians in their place, the savings account was allowed to dwindle over a generation and you blame the NDP budget? Populist governments rise on the back of the lowest common denominator of which there is an abundance - good luck with one of Steven Harpers more sinister (though most intelligent) henchmen. Oh, and while you are at it... get a look at how the rest of the world operates.