>>12685230

Anon,

Canadians pay both provincial amd federal taxes. When looking at equalization, the intent was to give provinces with less fiscal capacity the ability to provide social benefits comparable to provinces with a higher fiscal capacity. This started in 1957. Alberta received equalization payment in 1964-1965. Quebec in the other hand, whose hydroelectric industry remains exempt from equations to determine equalization payments/receipt has received equalization every single year of the program. Not all provinces in this country are created equal.

While Alberta has maintained a high fiscal capacity and has not hesitated on doing what we can to maximize it, other provinces have done everything they can to minimize their fiscal capacity amd thus remain beneficiaries of the equalization program.

Beyond equalization payments, Alberta contributes more to pension plans, employment insurance and many other federal social programs since salaries and earning capacity is higher here than in other provinces. Alberta also has a younger population.

Since 2014, Alberta had been in a recession and between then amd now, the attacks on the major industry (Oil & Gas) have been relentless. Attacks have been coming not just from foreign entities, but from our federal, provincial and even municipal governments. In spite of this Alberta continues to pay the lions share into federal social programs.

>>12685230

To continue Anon,

Alberta is the most conservative province in the country. Typically a federal election has been determined before we even finish voting. In the last federal election, Alberta (as well as Saskatchewan and significant parts of Manitoba and British Columbia) went conservative. In spite of this, Alberta (and the west, with the exception on BC) has been less than an afterthought to this federal government, except when it comes to money and destroying our livelihoods out here. Our conservative members of parliament are part of the opposition but have little power to change anything (even though our federal government is a minority government). Our own Prime Minister even forgot to name Alberta when he was naming off Canada's provinces and territories during a speech on Canada's 150th birthday.

The West, especially Alberta, has supported this country for decades through both personal and corporate income taxes. To get a pipeline to one of this country's coasts to support our major industry (and one of the country's biggest industeies) is next to impossible, yet all provinces love the money Alberta's industries bring into coffers.

>>12688139

I agreed Anon. There are a lot of Trump supporters out here. Ssdly, there are also many that dislike Trump and refuse to see what he is doing. The name Trudeau out here is a very bad word. His father screwed Alberta and so is the son. This will never be forgotten.

There are many awake out here and those that have awakened are trying to get those who can't or who choose willful blindness to open their eyes. It is not easy. Canadians are a very laid back and naive people for some reason.

Here in Alberta it is evident we are very much on our own. There is a growing movement here–a movement to free ourselves, to separate. Betrayed by our federal government and realizing that our provincial government is just as traitorous leaves us no other choice. We will either go out on our own, or more likely, join the USA in some way. This anon would he very proud to have Trump as my president.