New Shoes On Budget Day - New Shoes As A Symbol

New Shoes As A Symbol

Wearing new shoes on budget day (or the refusal to do so) has been used as a symbol by politicians. Stockwell Day's outfit as Alberta Treasurer was intended to highlight "a new direction" for the budget.

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