When the federal government tables its budget, the provincial press gallery usually lines up to ask the province's finance minister for his opinion on that document. But that financial information hadn't been made public by the time Colin Hansen made his way into the government's 1:00 caucus meeting. And the press gallery - including your humble organ - didn't seem to have any further pressing questions for the minister about Tuesday's provincial budget. So this is what happened.
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