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Alberta has been largely ignored for decades by the federal government. If you really look into it it becomes easy to see how this situation developed.you can't constantly ignore your money maker or they will rebel.
I'm a Prairie boy, but Albertans do think this oil economy makes more money for Canada than it actually does. 3.2% of GDP, now don't get me wrong, it's a key part to a big economy, but let's not pretend it's something it isn't.
Alberta would be screwed without Canada, and Canada would be worse off without Alberta, it's a lose-lose.
All that being said I do think Carney will have a better relationship with the West that Trudeau just didn't seem interested in.
Harper ruled for like 8 years. Trudeau bought them a fucking pipeline. The federal government has treated them with kids gloves for decades now, and they think they're getting the short end of the stick?
Fuck. Let Alberta go. Well, the Albertans, at least. The land ain't yours. Get your whiny, selfish, entitled, "exceptional" asses off of it.
Dude, I was born and raised in AB and lived there for 43 years. I've heard this ridiculous talking point for years. No one ignores Alberta. That's literally just the story the cons always push.
Hell, if they aren't blaming the feds, it's the previous provincial NDP governments fault for whatever the complaint of the week is.
Money maker. LOL Look at the GDP of Alberta vs Ontario.
GDP per capita is higher in Alberta than Ontario while also being the third highest GDP province/territory overall.
Per capita is pretty much meaningless.
Not per capita, how much do you actually contribute to the national GDP? Again not per capita, the raw GDP.
At least some of that is because Alberta has the highest percentage of working age population - a share of the population is transient.
Seniors are less likely to retire in AB, and AB imports educated Canadians from other provinces.
Which also speaks to why equalization payments make sense (Atlantic provinces have to bare the cost of more retirees for example).
Thank you for giving an actual answer instead of "GDP per capita bad metric"
Toronto has a much bigger GDP than Alberta.
That's what happens when you consistently vote Conservative for decades