Gurn Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Well at least Kenney is mostly Alberta's problem. I'm happy he left federal politics. I'd hate to see what that guy would do to Canada's debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Still want to Wexit AB? Still think this is 'all Trudeau's fault'? Wake the &^@# up AB. Time to take responsibility for your actions (some might say short sighted idiocy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackcanuck Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Most accurate thing i've seen all day 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spur1 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Warhippy said: Most accurate thing i've seen all day Just like Trumpers they have been led down the garden path only to be thrown on the compost pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Not just Alberta, but they seem to have made the biggest error: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/report-finds-alberta-left-millions-of-dollars-in-federal-covid-19-funds-on-the-table/ar-BB1d6Fc2?ocid=msedgdhp The Alberta government failed to access more than $300 million in available federal supports for things like long-term care and low-wage essential worker top-ups amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The think-tank looked at COVID-19 support transfers and programs available from the federal government and how each province used them -- or didn't -- in a report released Tuesday. Read more: Provinces sitting on millions in COVID-19 funds for long-term care homes: CCPA It shows that while Alberta has received more federal support than any other province (on a per capita basis), it's only planning to put up about one per cent of its GDP on provincial spending to combat the pandemic. Across Canada, there was about $600 billion in COVID-19 response spending announced in 2020, the report outlined, including federal and provincial investments. The federal government committed $343 billion in spending over three fiscal years, $24 billion of which is transferred to provinces. "There were a whole variety of federal programs that were laid out at the start of the pandemic that move money directly to the provinces to spend on certain things like buying PPE or reopening schools and child care and those sorts of things -- supporting essential workers, for instance," said David McDonald, a senior economist with the CCPA. Read more: Alberta school boards appreciate federal funding but some ‘disappointed’ by province’s response "A lot of that money was just transferred straight up to the provinces and then left to the provinces to spend how they wanted to. "And in several cases, they haven't fully spent that money yet -- or they haven't budgeted to that, in any event. Most of the federal transfers to provinces are through the Safe Restart agreements (including money for testing, contact tracing, PPE and vaccination), the Safe Return to Class Fund and several cost-matching programs. There's a set of other programs that the provinces could apply to and receive money, like the essential worker wage top-up, and again, most of the provinces didn't actually apply for and receive the full amount of money they could have got from the federal government," McDonald said. So, in essence, many of these provinces that could have gained more support from the federal government chose not to, either because they didn't apply or because they're sitting on the money." Provinces, meanwhile, have committed to spending $31 billion to tackle the crisis, the report outlines. "In other words, of all direct spending commitments during the pandemic, only eight per cent is coming from provincial governments -- 92 per cent of that money is federal," the report said. It found six of 10 provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C.) didn't access the full federal amount available for the low-wage essential worker top-up. Of the $348 million in federal government top-ups for low-paid essential workers in Alberta, the province only accessed $12 million, leaving $335.8 million unspent. Read more: Coronavirus: Feds giving provinces, territories up to $3B to boost essential workers’ wages "The essential worker wage top-up was meant to raise wages for essential workers at the start of the pandemic, although the federal government has subsequently allowed provinces to use it to raise wages for low-paid health-care workers, generally," McDonald said. "The top-up has to be matched 25 per cent provincial (to) 75 per cent federal. "Six out of 10 provinces could access more funds to raise wages for low-paid essential workers, but didn't. Alberta has, by far, the highest amount left on the table as it accessed almost nothing from this program," he said. This was an application-based program, McDonald explained. "So if you applied and put up your 25 per cent, the federal government would match you the other 75 per cent. This left over $330 million on the table that could have gone to support essential workers. These are low-paid essential -- primarily health -- workers in Alberta. "The province just didn't apply for the funds so they didn't get the money and their essential workers didn't get this critical wage support at the start of the pandemic. "It is a bit puzzling," McDonald added. The report found that Albertans are receiving the highest level of per capita COVID-19 spending in Canada -- worth $11,200 a person -- 93 per cent of which is on the federal tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Alberta government is refusing to release information regarding loans and money donated invested and given to Keystone XL as well as other various corporations that got massive subsidies from the Alberta taxpayer I kind of miss our two regulars from Alberta right now because I'm sure they would have a lot of interesting things to say 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Durst Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 22 hours ago, Warhippy said: Alberta government is refusing to release information regarding loans and money donated invested and given to Keystone XL as well as other various corporations that got massive subsidies from the Alberta taxpayer I kind of miss our two regulars from Alberta right now because I'm sure they would have a lot of interesting things to say $&!# happens, unfortunately. The fact that the Biden admin threw a wrench into this project hit the Albertans hard. I fully understand that the government refuses to reveal the money that has already been spend on Keystone XL. Imagine the government would reveal this information. Taxpayers would get annoyed and might be tempted to storm the government building. Such things happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Alberta NDP would likely form majority if election held today, new poll suggests Outside the cities of Calgary and Edmonton, support for the government has sunk 28 points — from 67 per cent voter support to 39 per cent of respondents saying they'd vote UCP now. Nestled among the numbers, however, is about 25 per cent of respondents who say they're not interested in voting for either of the leading parties. Fully 11 per cent of respondents said they don't know who to vote for, leaving the door open for a third party. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ndp-majority-poll-1.5986052 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Someone should start the Oil Party of Alberta.... As a bonus, they'd probably get the Greek vote as well..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 The moment you realize everything that the UCP and Alberta's conservatives Swire Trudeau would do you hurt Alberta....but they did themselves and worse while the Liberals actually helped Ooof.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Warhippy said: The moment you realize everything that the UCP and Alberta's conservatives Swire Trudeau would do you hurt Alberta....but they did themselves and worse while the Liberals actually helped Ooof.... unfortunately for AB the UCP has lots of time to get rid of Kenney and bring in another shiny new conservative leader that will say all the same stuff that nearly always works, Ottawa is out to get us, equalization, etc etc. It'll be interesting to see if Notely can sustain this tho. Edited April 15, 2021 by Jimmy McGill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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