First - what is the recipe and ingredients that goes into making the budgetary sausage and how is it consumed? Is it based on long term planning or a view to the pending election? Greg Clark, Former MLA - Calgary Elbow, Board Chair at Calgary Metropolitan Region Board, will shine a light on the dark mysteries that surround ‘The Budget.’

Next - After spending most of November and December 2022 interviewing thought leaders, Todd Hirsch, Former Vice President and Chief Economist at ATB Financial, has prepared a report for Alberta’s NDP on what to do with Alberta’s surplus. He will share some insights and ideas that came out of the interviews.