If you spend time in the bad place, you’re hearing this claim a lot:
Alberta sends $23B more to Ottawa than it gets back. If we separated, we’d erase the $9B deficit and have a $14B surplus.
It sounds simple. It’s wrong. Here's why. 🧵
If you spend time in the bad place, you’re hearing this claim a lot:
Alberta sends $23B more to Ottawa than it gets back. If we separated, we’d erase the $9B deficit and have a $14B surplus.
It sounds simple. It’s wrong. Here's why. 🧵
Independence would shift, not like erase redistribution.
Calgary and Edmonton would further subsidize rural regions in bust times.
High-income earners in Alberta would subsidize low-income Albertans.
That’s how modern tax systems work.
An independent Alberta would need to fund:
• National defence
• Border services
• Foreign affairs & trade
• Immigration
• Higher level courts
• Aviation regulation
• Debt servicing
• Central banking, etc.
This stuff is also conveniently left out of the "-$23B" fiscal balance calculation.
Bigger ramifications than Venezuela': Markets brace for impact after U.S. strikes Iran U.S. launches "major combat operations" in Iran, raising fears of wider regional conflict and impact on global markets. Market watchers see oil prices surging as Strait of Hormuz disruption fears mount. Investors also brace for risk-off trade, dollar and gold gains, equity losses. Imagine of exploding ordinance likely killing innocent people for shareholder dividends and profits.
Lives get in the way of profits.
28.02.2026 17:18 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Not a single word about international law—these attacks are clearly, unambiguously illegal.
Not a single word about sovereignty—Carney’s supposed bedrock value, as claimed in Davos.
No concern about Iran being attacked by the US while pursuing diplomacy—as Canada embarks on existential USMCA talks.
Did you know?
The Provincial government has increased their property taxes on Calgarians by 57% over four years, well above inflation and population growth. They're now imposing the largest property tax increase in Calgary's history with a 21% hike, or about $350 for the typical family.
From our team in the Middle East: As Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran this morning, millions of Iranians received mysterious push notifications saying that “help is on the way”, promising amnesty if they surrender.
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What will go wrong…
#notwhatcouldgowrong
This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.
28.02.2026 15:50 — 👍 13611 🔁 3296 💬 111 📌 70Flip. Flop.
28.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Don’t lose sight of the fact the UCP consistently download their own “deficit taxes” onto cities like Calgary, only to then later blame city councils for raising property taxes on their citizens.
27.02.2026 16:12 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
I cannot stress enough the extreme danger of social media platforms, especially Twitter and YouTube, continuing to generate and spread misinformation.
There are more and more data every day showing that this is an existential threat to everything ranging from elections to health.
If bold claims about Ottawa “killing” oil & gas go unchallenged, is that journalism — or amplification? When separatist narratives aren’t pressed for evidence, it shapes public perception. Are we facing a broader media failure in political accountability?
#abpoli #cdnpoli #MediaAccountability
Conservatives have held provincial power in Alberta since 1971 except for 4 years. They have consistently sent conservative MPs to Ottawa and ran the federal government for a decade under Harper. But somehow they're not the cause of all Alberta's problems... #ableg #cdnpoli
20.02.2026 14:14 — 👍 62 🔁 28 💬 4 📌 1
The AB government announced a navigation portal for seniors in need of continuing care... And that's it.
But while seniors face real issues with the system, the government keeps privatizing & eroding care standards. Seniors in Alberta deserve real change!
Watch FOM's Chris Gallaway on Global news:
Of course she doesn’t…
20.02.2026 22:20 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Reminder! #RecallMickey offers mobile canvassing.
If you're in Calgary-Cross, call or text 587-887-6810 to request a verified canvasser come directly to your door so you can sign the petition recall Mickey Amery.
Learn more places to sign the petition at RecallMickey.ca.
#ableg #abpoli #yyc
Net migration in Alberta. Up, up, up, down, down, down.
Net international migration to Alberta totalled 197 in Q3 2025, down 99% from 32,046 in the same quarter a year prior.
Getting a job?
20.02.2026 05:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Always dropping in the “Blame Trudeau” & “the NDP” to deflect from her & the UCP’s mismanagement of the province for the past 45+ years. And now using unsubstantiated claims that “immigration” is to blame? It’s the same, tired playbook that conservatives use when they create massive deficits.
20.02.2026 05:33 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Last week Donald Trump registered the trademark "Donald J. Trump International Airport." This week Florida Republicans voted to rename Palm Beach International Airport Donald J. Trump International Airport," putting taxpayers on the hook for licensing fees that go straight to him
19.02.2026 22:40 — 👍 2640 🔁 1339 💬 201 📌 406
SCOOP: Alberta Health Services destroyed roughly half of the children's medication imported from Turkey, paying $718,000 to dispose of the hazardous waste.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
These “devout Catholics” are only into religion for the jewelry.
19.02.2026 15:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
19.02.2026 04:57 — 👍 13975 🔁 5252 💬 479 📌 252
You have to have at least $5000 to spend on monthly rent & do not require medical support to have a chance at finding a decent space.
If not, if you have any need for medical assistance while in assisted care, you’re out of luck.
“Alberta Assisted Care” is expensive, limited, & not enough beds.
Wow.
17.02.2026 03:59 — 👍 35756 🔁 16574 💬 1290 📌 2461A lot of 1990s photos of Oasis look like this to me.
16.02.2026 03:54 — 👍 2888 🔁 270 💬 38 📌 3(2/11) You know dynamic pricing—think Uber rides, flights, or concert tickets that surge based on supply and demand. “Surveillance Pricing” takes this to the next level: using your data to set a “price for you” based on your predicted breaking point. This is, increasingly, everywhere.
11.02.2026 20:41 — 👍 1100 🔁 283 💬 11 📌 29
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
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