The Alberta NDP said Premier Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party are hiding the full costs of election commitments and where they stand on various issues. .“We have been fully transparent with Albertans about our plan to build a better future for our province,” said Alberta NDP candidate Shannon Phillips (Lethbridge-West) in a Wednesday tweet. .“Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the UCP.” .The NDP has released the full costing of its campaign commitments, showing a $3.3 billion surplus over the next three years. However, Smith and the UCP have not done the same despite making a number of spending commitments during the campaign. .The Alberta NDP published its costed economic platform on Tuesday, which prioritizes spending money on healthcare. .READ MORE: Alberta NDP release costed economic plan with emphasis on healthcare.“Our plan is focused on the needs of Albertans who can’t find a family doctor and are forced to wait up to 15 hours in the ER before they get care,” said Phillips. .The plan said the NDP will spend $2.1 billion over three years on building up healthcare. .The NDP acknowledged its plan was endorsed by former ATB Financial vice president and chief economist Todd Hirsch. .While many of the UCP’s commitments are new and would lead to additional spending, it said several have been been rehashed from their time in government or borrowed from its plan. .Phillips said it was "flattering that the UCP took many of our ideas to attract investment and create good jobs for Albertans.”.“The difference is that we have costed our plan, they have not,” she said. .The NDP concluded by saying Albertans "deserve to see the full costing of the UCP plan." .“What are they hiding?” it said. .The UCP could not be reached for comment in time for publication.
