Opposition parties had been loud and constant about how big a failure the 2013 Alberta budget was going to be and it seems they were saving their harshest criticism for budget day.
Liberal leader Raj Sherman described the document as, "an intellectually and morally bankrupt budget," while opposition and Wildrose Party leader described Thursday as, "a historically sad day."
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But a tangible blow was delivered to the Tory government by the Alberta New Democrats who, within moments of the provincial budget being made public, released a comprehensive list of the top 10 broken promises spelled out in the financial document.
See the slideshow for the complete list.