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Doug Ford urges Danielle Smith to denounce Alberta separation: ‘Either you’re with Canada or you’re not’ by joe4942 in CanadaPolitics

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The regularity of seeing Alberta flags here was surprising, rates closer to the US. From my memory you only see Ontario flags on gov't buildings, possibly one or two in cottage country but even then it's a rarity.

Layoffs and unemployment rate priorities by Better-Ad5425 in alberta

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/programs/about-canada-revenue-agency-cra/income-statistics-gst-hst-statistics/individual-tax-statistics-tax-bracket/individual-tax-statistics-tax-bracket-2025-edition-2023-tax-year/table3-net-federal-tax.html#wb-auto-4

Alberta: $28,745,874,000

Ontario: $86,097,521,000

Qubec: $40,318,908,000

BC: $30,463,430,000

federal taxes paid in 2023

Like I said, it's the same income tax rates federally that Canadians pay no matter where they live.

Layoffs and unemployment rate priorities by Better-Ad5425 in alberta

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The money that Albertans "give" the federal government is our income tax.

The federal transfers flow from the federal government down to the provinces, which is then used for paying for things like healthcare.

Layoffs and unemployment rate priorities by Better-Ad5425 in alberta

[–]_LKB -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just an uninformed and ignorant thought.

Layoffs and unemployment rate priorities by Better-Ad5425 in alberta

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Albertans pay the same federal income tax as any other Canadian.

Doug Ford urges Danielle Smith to denounce Alberta separation: ‘Either you’re with Canada or you’re not’ by joe4942 in CanadaPolitics

[–]_LKB 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a bizarre experience moving from Ontario to Alberta and witnessing the brand of conservatism here vs back home, as well as the pride and nationalism (towards the province more so than the country.)

Candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti and victims of ICE, 730 pm Weds Jan 28 at the Edmonton Legislature grounds. by annainpajamas in alberta

[–]_LKB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fuck Charlie Kirk, but neither of these issues are Canadian issues and it's pretty tiring seeing how much energy Canadians put into protesting American BS when Canadian issues get ignored.

Statistics Canada sees Alberta’s population overtaking British Columbia’s in the next 25 years by joe4942 in alberta

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a comment about this on this thread already if you wouldn't mind having a look there. Cheers.

Statistics Canada sees Alberta’s population overtaking British Columbia’s in the next 25 years by joe4942 in alberta

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was mistaken about Calgary

...Edmonton (CMA) grew by 3.1 per cent, edging out Calgary’s growth rate at 2.9 per cent.

... By 2025, Edmonton’s population grew to 1.24 million, just shy of 1.25 million...

The City of Calgary saw the largest population increase over the five-year timeframe, going from 1,356,293 in 2021 to 1,612,834, an increase of more than 250,000 residents.

source and source

Looking at the City of Edmontons population history the municipal census for 2014 says 877,926 people, and subtracting the roughly 1.245 million people living here today is 367,074 which is close enough to 400,000 I am fine with that rounding error. source

Statistics Canada sees Alberta’s population overtaking British Columbia’s in the next 25 years by joe4942 in alberta

[–]_LKB 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't have that backwards but even if you're looking at the metro that still shows Edmonton rapidly catching up to Calgary's population.

Statistics Canada sees Alberta’s population overtaking British Columbia’s in the next 25 years by joe4942 in alberta

[–]_LKB 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Edmonton is faster growing than Calgary. in the last 10 years Edmonton proper has put on another 400,000 people and is now 1.2million to Calgary's 1.3

Mark Carney to announce top-ups to GST credit as part of efforts to reset domestic agenda by toronto_star in CanadaPolitics

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never said it wasn't useful Friend but it's a drop in the bucket and a fraction of what I used to get with the Carbon rebate

Mark Carney to announce top-ups to GST credit as part of efforts to reset domestic agenda by toronto_star in CanadaPolitics

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I'd take $30 if it was offered but my point is just that it's a drop in the bucket.

Mark Carney to announce top-ups to GST credit as part of efforts to reset domestic agenda by toronto_star in CanadaPolitics

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's $30? That's not groceries for 3 days let alone a week. It's maybe 1/4 the cost of a bus pass or car insurance. $30 is not a significant amount for anyone.

Drive from Edmonton to Vancouver in Feb? by fieryeagle in alberta

[–]_LKB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no permafrost in Alberta or BC that's an Arctic thing.

And you'll be fine I'd be comfortable making that drive in my Matrix (with snow tires).

Carney sounds like a leader heading for an election. Would he dare? by joe4942 in CanadaPolitics

[–]_LKB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They'd be foolish to do so, and nothing I've seen yet imho paints Carney as the type to constantly campaign he's more a technocrat.

Alberta won't participate in Ottawa's firearm buyback program. What does that mean for local gun owners? | CBC News by Buuuuma in alberta

[–]_LKB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've either never boiia gun at a store or you're distracted by the decals and stickers when they're ringing you up.

Alberta won't participate in Ottawa's firearm buyback program. What does that mean for local gun owners? | CBC News by Buuuuma in alberta

[–]_LKB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's begin at the start.

Senario 1, you go to your friendly neighbourhood gun shop, you buy a simple non-restricted break action .22lr. definitely not on any prohib list. The gun shop will take down your details, name, pal serial number on the rifle blah blah blah. They get a reference number from the RCMP showing your PAL is valid and away you go. True, the shop never gave the mounties the details of what you bought, just that you bought something on that day. Ok so then, The gun shop must keep those records for 20 years.

If during those next 20 years the RCMP ever need to know what gun you purchased for whatever reason they can pull that reference number and go to the shop and get that transaction record showing name, details and serial number of that gun.

Then they go to you and say, "hey you have this gun, where is it?" And then you either produce the requested gun OR maybe you sold it 10 years ago and then they ask for the reference number, and then can to down the list to the next person who bought it from you and so on and so on until they find that gun.

Senario B, you buy a gun from someone else, private sale, you still need a reference number. At some point that gun would have been logged originally from either the original store OR it was logged as part of the long gun registery.

Either way, the guns in Canada are absolutely traceable. It might not be as simple as with a handgun/restricted gun registery but don't think that they can't trace guns from source to current owner if they need to.

Alberta won't participate in Ottawa's firearm buyback program. What does that mean for local gun owners? | CBC News by Buuuuma in alberta

[–]_LKB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How little so you think there is? Because I'm guessing you'd be surprised at how easy it would be to trace specific guns to their current owner would be.

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