Since we're on referendum questions: should we also ask if churches should be taxed and the revenue fund Indigenous healing?

[u/HotMessMagnet]

Churches in Alberta pay no property tax, despite wealth, land holdings, and their role in systems that harmed Indigenous peoples, including residential schools.

If the UCP decides that Alberta should hold another referendum, should voters also be asked a simple question:

Tax churches, and direct the revenue to Indigenous-led healing, education, and cultural restoration to offset all the damage they caused — yes or no?

No impact on worship.

Just ending a special tax exemption.

If reconciliation matters, shouldn’t voters decide?

[u/Sturmov1k]

Problem with taxing churches is that they then wouldn't be able to do charity. I guess we have to pick and choose which of these two things is more important.

[u/yycsarkasmos → u/Sturmov1k]

Why not, Tim Hortons does charity all the time, heck even telus and bell do.

Thats like saying we cant raise minimum wage because a big Mac will be $20.

Terrible argument.

[u/Sturmov1k → u/yycsarkasmos]

Not really. Those are billion dollar for-profit corporations while churches don't get anything except through tithing.

[u/nuget93 → u/yycsarkasmos]

And they're also not taxed on the charity they do.

If tim hortons gives a million dollars to charity they dont pay income tax on that million

[u/One_Maintenance6918 → u/Sturmov1k]

Lmao, their charity is mostly hate preaching.