The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) says Alberta’s debt is the elephant in the room.

The Alberta Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Kris Sims recalled the Simpsons episode where the peanut factory manager is vindicated for his repeated safety drills when Stampy storms through the door? What’s Alberta’s debt situation?

“The United Conservative government posted a $10.3-billion surplus in this February’s budget,” said Sims

“Alberta is still about $79 billion in debt. That costs us about $2.8 billion in annual interest charges.”