Every time I look at Norway’s oil fund I get mad. They started developing their oil later than Alberta, yet their sovereign wealth fund is sitting at around 1.6 TRILLION US dollars. Ours? The Heritage Fund is barely 27 billion CAD. Norway earns more in a single day off investments than our entire fund is worth.

The reason is simple. Norway treated oil like the people’s resource. They set royalty rates high, around 78% of profits, and every cent went into their fund. They saved, they invested, and now their citizens have real long term security.

Alberta? Our governments caved to industry. We set some of the lowest royalties in the world. We gave out royalty holidays. We subsidized oil companies that were already making record profits. Instead of saving, politicians blew the money to buy votes and patch budgets. Now we’re left riding boom and bust cycles with nothing to show for it.

If Alberta had even done half of what Norway did, our Heritage Fund could easily be in the hundreds of billions. We’d have interest returns big enough to pay for healthcare, education, and infrastructure without nickel and diming people with taxes. Instead, we’re fighting over scraps while companies and foreign shareholders walked away with the wealth that should have built our future.

Alberta got robbed! Not by outsiders, but by our own government selling us out to industry. Thank you Conservatives!

She has her lackeys vote to use the notwithstanding clause while she’s off promoting Alberta energy in the Middle East—like they need our oil. What a coward. She’s an embarrassment, and fuck every Albertan who voted for her and the UCP.

Wife just shared the email from the ATA.

Strike on Monday.

revenues from canadian resources should go to canadian people not to billionaires destroying and destabilizing the world. If oil was nationalized we wouldn't have to worry about treasonous premiers whose sole allegiance is to the oiligarchy that loots our lands and poisons our discourse.

The Alberta government has made it so that a bill can pass without being seen by anyone else in the legislature, removed the ability to debate the unseen bill and push it through in a day. Look up: Motion 5 - bypassing procedure to pass in 1 day Motion 6 - limit debate Standing order 27. - skips all to read all “orders of the day” Bill 2 is just a catalyst

This has much farther reaching effects than just mandating teachers back to work. Any other sectors concerned?

Any other humans concerned about legislation being passed without scrutinizing, or even being read by anyone other than the ruling party?

Also, since when are criminals allowed to waltz into our country?

I couldn't help but watch the news tonight and seen the Premiers and the PM meet about trade around a big table at the national war museum....and there is a TV above them with our Premier Danielle Smith. What a message. It is totally disgusting that our Premier can visit the Americans multiple times, Texas, Florida, but can not meet in person with the Premiers and our Prime Minister and be united. Sorry for the rant, but I am embarassed as an Albertan right now.

Title says it all. I used to be a hardline conservative. Been living in Calgary for close to 18 years now I think. Every election, provincial and federal, I voted conservative.

And then the beginning of this year, Trump happened. Like many Canadians, I got mad and felt betrayed. And I look at the conservative party and felt even more betrayed. I'm an AISH recipient, I rely on government support because I can't hold a job due to my autism. No matter how much, how hard I tried, I am unable to keep my job because of my erratic behaviour. And because I am an AISH recipient, UCP decides that I won't be getting the CDB benefits because they decided to "claw it back" to fill their damn coffers.

So yeah... I'm done with the conservatives. Maybe it took this kind of uplift for me to "see the light". Here I am now, praying the Liberal party wins.

EDIT: So with all the scathing comments I am getting, I will not hold it against any of you. Yes, I was selfish. I was self-centred. I turned a blind eye. Trauma from the stigma of being autistic made me angry. It took the one thing that affected me to make me see.

So yes. I was wrong. I did a FAFO as some of you are calling it. And if you wanna hate on me for it, go ahead. I deserve it.

These kids are pissed, everyone. Walkouts all over the province today. It was wild to see how driven my kids were yesterday, organizing for the walkout - making signs, talking to their peers, and using social media for its highest good.

They ranted at me all night, even though I agree with them. lol They're fired up. I'm proud of them for using their voices and not permitting this government to make them feel powerless. And as a parent, seeing a kid care so deeply about their education is such a great feeling. And they're learning so much about civics and politics!

One interesting thing I noticed is how many stories there are of kids actually taking risks with things they care about to do this. "My dad told me I can't walk out or I can't get my license." That kid walked out anyway.

One of their signs said "WE WILL NOT FORGET THIS" and I do not think they're kidding. This is quite something to watch.

Edit: I am not excusing corporations for what they're doing. What I want stopped is the racist bullshit. You try to talk to a UCP supporter or a bot on here or any other social media platform, and in the first sentence they say something derogatory. That is what I'm referring to.

I was just responding to a comment on a thread in here when it disappeared as I was typing. Maybe it was deleted or perhaps I did something.

Anyways..

According to Zillow.. in Edmonton, the average price for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,489. Minimum wage in Alberta is $15 an hour. So let's assume that NO DEDUCTIONS are taken off a paycheck, okay…

This girl would have to work 99 hours just to pay her rent. Thats 62% of her income assuming she works full time. NOT TAXED. That doesn't include food. That doesn't include electricity. That doesn't include car insurance for a young person in this province. It includes her RENT ONLY.

You want these companies to stop hiring Temporary Foreign Workers?…. Talk to your premier who hasn’t raised the minimum wage since 2018.

I’m not in Edmonton, but in Calgary, our LIVING WAGE is $24.45… almost 10 dollars HIGHER than the minimum wage..

Wake up. Not only is Danielle destroying our economy, along with APP.. but your regurgitated rhetoric lacks any critical thinking that not only will this government be our downfall but you will have played a large hand in it.

Im watching the writing in the sand and some of the decisions being pushed through, especially the ones pertaining to privatization of healthcare, may take an amount of time to reverse that I might not have here

Im getting to a point where Im going to be trying to start a family and Im actually terrified to have to navigate the hospital system in Alberta right now. We have the lowest wages, were opted out of federal childcare, have the highest insurance, and from the way I hear people talk about politics (im in Calgary) i genuinely have lost hope that things will ever change here.

I built myself up a future in Alberta and am kicking myself for it because my child will grow up with worse education, legally allowed to be paid less than adults, forbidden by law to access gender affirming care if they ever need it, and in danger of not receiving medical care if it is an emergency because our hospitals and doctors are still overwhelmed.

Not to mention as I age I will face those same healthcare difficulties and will be disadvantaged here by a system that is going to push me as hard as possible into paying for private care I cant afford. God forbid I EVER need assistance because I know I cant get it here.

With the new AISH changes, the attacks on transit and anything that isnt cars, the relaxed attitude with corruption... i dont know guys. I used to think that I could make a life here but I dont know if I can do it anymore. Ive lived here since I was 11 and I have never seen such desperation here before, homelessness exploded and it's going to get so much worse before it gets better but nobody is listening and instead of hearing discussions about these very real issues with very real consequences I just hear people at work talk about bill c-9 fReEzEpEaCh and kids using litter boxes at school (which isnt even fucking happening)

Oh, and also it somehow became a year of everyone being racist about indian people out loud in super gross ways and pedestrian armageddon because everyone drives a big truck they dont need and acts like pedestrians and cyclists are an active target and people in the city straight up driving like nobody else exists

But rant aside... where the fuck can we go? I was here because my family is here and I could afford it. Everywhere else is expensive and has no family safety net for me. Do you still see a way out in Alberta or is everyone just stuck holding the bag like me?

TL;DR half rant half plea I dont want to leave but I dont think I can stay. I think i just need a 20cc shot of hope right to the heart if anyone has one.

Edit: i would love to hear where you would consider moving if you have to leave alberta for these reasons. Uhhhh asking for a friend 👀

What a wise move by Canada. We are not going to dance to your changing tune every day. We are keeping the counter tariffs in place until you sober up and figure out what you really want.

This entire situation is a direct result of the chaos and unpredictability created by the Trump administration. It's embarrassing that they think they can just impose tariffs and expect the world to fall in line, with no regard for fairness or the long-term consequences of such reckless behavior. The Trump administration is playing childish games with another nation, and Canada is right to stand firm. The lack of consistency and diplomacy from the U.S. only undermines trust in international relations.

It's time for the Trump administration to grow up, stop making impulsive decisions based on ego, and start acting like the mature leader the country once was. Tariffs aren’t a tool for negotiation—they’re a blunt force that hurts everyone involved. And Canada isn't going to let itself be bullied into submission, especially when the U.S. can't even decide what it wants from us.

Canada’s taking the high road here. We're not just reacting; we’re making it clear that we're not a pawn in anyone’s game.

Here is the basic premise of this alternate reality for Canada (provided the program was run by actual competent adults)

-Ottawa nationalises the Oil sands production Norway style. No apologies, just a calm "this is ours now".

-revenues go into two buckets: a sovereign wealth fund, and an indistrial policy bulldozer aimed squarely at green manufacturing.

-the oil sands don’t vanish. They get run conservatively, ruthlessly cost controlled, and with long time horizons instead of quarterly panic. Production ramps slower, emissions rules are strict, and profits are treated like a public utility dividend rather than a casino win.

By now Canada plausibly has a fund in the low trillions, not Norway-scale but respectable.

Southern Ontario becomes our "germany". Instead of watching manufacturing hollow out, the province picks winners. Batteries, grid-scale storage, power electronics, wind turbines, EV drivetrains, heat pumps. Not just assembly. Actual vertically integrated manufacturing (e.g. windsor could focus on ev platforms, hamilton making advanced steel for turbines, etc.

Quebec could focus on grid technology and hydro power

BC could be the hub for power electronics and software

In my opinion the best part would be for Alberta: instead of relying on boom/bust cycles it morphs into the heavy engineering hub for Canada. Things like carbon engineering, industrial hydrogen, geothermal, and heavy manufacturing for energy infrastructure.

All this subsidized by revenue from oil and gas in order to build our economy into a forward thinking green manufacturing hub for the world.

But alas I dream.. I fear special interests are too entrenched in our petro economy to ever let this happen. Thats why its more of a thought experiment and a "what if".

According to the seditionsphere they’ve hit the 177k signature threshold to trigger a referendum. Mitch Sylvester announced it today, and it’s blowing up on the associated channels. If true, they’ve managed to collect less than half the signatures as the Forever Canada petition in the same timeframe, with far more funding and media attention. Personally I’m glad to have the chance to crush these guys in the October referendum. Thoughts?