Alberta Confirms Premier’s Radio Show Costs Nothing, If You Ignore The Parts That Cost Money
The Alberta government is defending long-standing claims that Your Province, Your Premier costs taxpayers nothing, after documents revealed taxpayers have apparently been paying for it anyway.
Officials clarified that the show remains “free” under the same accounting system that classifies government advertising as “public education,” corporate bailouts as “economic diversification,” and inconvenient receipts as “context.”
Originally marketed as an open forum where Albertans could ask the premier anything, the program quickly evolved into a cheaper alternative to cabinet meetings, with provincial policy now occasionally determined by whichever caller survives the hold music.
Government sources insist paying the host doesn’t count as funding the show because “technically, we’re funding the hosting.”
Experts say Albertans should feel reassured knowing public policy can still be made live on AM radio, eliminating the costly middleman of evidence.
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