The McCoy Plan
At the 1992 Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta leadership convention, McCoy ran for the leadership of the party against the eventual winner, Ralph Klein. She ran on a platform known as the McCoy Plan, points of which were eventually co-opted by the Klein government.
Key points of the McCoy Plan:
- five-year business plans for all government departments and agencies
- zero-based budgeting; accrual accounting
- management and administrative costs cut in half
- rationalization of the tax burden on people and companies
- “one-window” co-ordinated service delivery throughout Alberta
- more training, skills development and educational opportunities for people across Alberta
- support for local communities so that they can do things their way
Prior to entering provincial politics, McCoy pursued a career in law as senior legal counsel for the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and as counsel for TransAlta Utilities Corporation.
McCoy is an alumna of the University of Alberta, and holds an LLB (1969) and Bachelor of Arts in English (1968). She is married to Miles Patterson, QC (deceased, January 2011).
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