02.08.2011 - Hirsch: Alberta urged to put oil cash to long-term use |
The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, the brainchild of former premier Peter Lougheed, was the original version of putting resource money away for future generations. (After more than 31/2 decades, however, the fund has lost some of its vision and sits at a meagre $15 billion. If the province had stuck with the original goal, the pot would be close to $90 billion today.).............................................Full Article: Source |