If elected to govern Alberta on March 3, the Liberals would reduce royalties natural gas companies pay to the province, leader Kevin Taft told a Calgary news conference Tuesday.
Taft kicked off the first full day of a 28-day election campaign in the southern Alberta city by promising to "rebalance" the province's royalty regime by charging oil companies more and natural gas companies less while maintaining a 20-per-cent increase in the overall royalty take.
Kevin Taft speaks in Calgary, next to Calgary-Mountain View candidate David Swann, centre, and another supporter.
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Taft also said the Liberals would turn Calgary's Mount Royal College into a university and spend more money building schools in the city if elected.
"It is simply inexcusable that there are so many empty fields in Calgary where there should be a school," Taft said.
The Liberals would also put more money towards fixing the city's traffic problems and protecting its water resources, he said.
Taft also promised to provide funding to increase Calgary's police force and reduce the city's problem of homelessness.
With files from Canadian PressRelated
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