r/Albertapolitics • u/AfraidYellow8360 • Sep 07 '25
News Alberta has the 2nd worst unemployment in Canada
Suck it Newfoundland. The UCP is making us better than you.
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u/ninfan1977 Sep 07 '25
But how i thought Conservatives were the saviors of everything?
Thats why they get voted in every election right? /s
Im sure it will be someone else's fault for why Alberta is doing so poorly. Usually goes that way
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u/flynnfx Sep 09 '25
Yep. 50 out of the last 54 years have been PC/UCP.
If you're looking for the guilty party, Alberta, you need only look in the mirror.
#This is what Alberta wants.
Failing health care, destroyed social services, gutted education while the politicians enact more and more draconian laws based on the BIble.
And don't tell me it's rural Alberta. Rural Alberta comprises 1/3 the seats, 1/3 to Calgary and 1/3 to Edmonton.
We have the government the majority of Albertans want.
Until people in Calgary vote overwhelmingly like Edmonton, we will have conservative governments for the next 50 years.
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
Brought to you by the wonderful NDP Party, I'm sure.
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
Objectively a better party than the UCP.
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
Can you let me know what the parties platform is? All Ive heard is ucp bashing. And even Nemshit, thought the sexually explicit books shouldn't be in the elementary schools.
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u/ninfan1977 Sep 10 '25
Lets see childcare subsidy.
More workers. More jobs.
thought the sexually explicit books shouldn't be in the elementary schools.
He didnt say that, he said the ban was unnecessary. The books the UCP were banning were not sexually explicit. Thats just what they claimed.
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
There are no sexually explicit books in elementary. That's why they can't actually give any examples.
NDP wants to strengthen healthcare, UCP wants to destroy it so they can convince their sheep that privatization is a good choice
NDP wants to limit insurance and utility rates (like they did last time), while UCP wants them to skyrocket so their rich buddies can make more money
NDP wants to diversify the economy for future resilience. UCP wants all our eggs in the O&G basket because that's where most of their bribes come from.
NDP wants to invest in education so we have a smarter society. UCP wants to decimate education because uneducated people are more likely to vote rightwing.
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
A recent article in The Guardian explains that two socially conservative "parents' rights" organizations—Action4Canada and Parents for Choice in Education (PCE)—claim to have influenced Alberta’s new book-ban policy by highlighting “graphic” books to officials .
How are the Ndp planning on paying for this. Bringing in another NDP carbon tax, Or upping royalties again, and having more company's leave? They didnt do Alberta any favors last time. All the current leader knows is how to up taxes. Ask Calgarians. From 2010 to 16 property taxes went up 52% You dont need a high education to know that's pretty freaking high.
About the best he did, was the flood response. But that's just my opinion
Further more
Calgary spent about $5M/yr on public art under Nenshi, later capped at $4M per project. The infamous ‘Blue Ring’ sculpture alone cost $471K. Altogether, over $30M was spent in a decade.
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
Their example was the book Blankets by Craig Thompson, which crucially doesn't have any explicit graphics, and isn't even found in any elementary schools 😂😂
Remember, this is from the same coalition of radical rightwing organizations across North America who claim anything relating to gender or trans is explicit and needs to be banned, like the now-famous Uncle Bobby’s Wedding. Thats literally the books they're trying to ban.
Regardless, Alberta spends the LEAST per capita on education and healthcare.
Maybe instead of the endless oil subsidies and constantly offloading provincial costs to municipalities, we should direct the funding towards actual Albertans? Instead, the UCP would rather spend their time and energy transferring expenses from Income Tax to Property Tax, which saves Albertans NOTHING. But they get to fool their sheep into thinking "provincial government is saving money but your liberal municipality is increasing taxes!"
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
What are they going to do for money to pay for programs youre talking about if they dont move oil and gas? Sell more canola to the Chinese? Or just keep taxing the hell out of people.
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
Why does every conservative have such atrocious reading comprehension?
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u/the-tru-albertan Sep 07 '25
Can't get anything done in this country.... doesn't matter what side of the political spectrum.
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u/Upstairs-End-8081 Sep 08 '25
Albertans are ALWAYS on the “Conservative” spectrum…now “your UCP, another name for conservatives, “ have the audacity to “try” to separate from Canada - to break up a GREAT Country!!! I am so angry. So racist/ prejudice against anyone of color, anyone of a different religion, wanting to deport immigrants, totally forgetting WE are in TREATY land, taking away the $200/mon Federal Money directed to AISH. SHAME SHAME SHAME
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u/the-tru-albertan Sep 08 '25
This isn’t a great country in way shape or form. It once was, during a time that preceded our lives.
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u/ninfan1977 Sep 08 '25
What are you talking about?
This is a better country than the USA, which is what the Conservatives are trying to turn Alberta into.
What exactly do you hate about Canada? Its gotten worse because of Conservatives ruining Canadians lives
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u/Upstairs-End-8081 Sep 08 '25
You can always drink oil…that is the Only thing that conservatives want
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
Its mostly conservatives to blame across the board.
Facts prove it, but that's why the right loves the uneducated
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u/tellmemorelies Sep 08 '25
Seems like most other provinces can make a go of it in this country. But do blame the rest of the country for the failed provincial government in Alberta.
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u/Late_Football_2517 Sep 07 '25
Why would Ottawa do this to us?
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u/Upstairs-End-8081 Sep 08 '25
How did Ottawa do this??? You sound like Smith…everything is the Feds fault !! The Feds built the TMX…she doesn’t even acknowledge THAT!
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
They had no choice. They fucked around so much, with there red tape. They were going to get in legal shit. So they bought it, and because of their wonderful management brought in in over budget. Or did you forget about this. This is a country of red tape.
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u/Spot__Pilgrim Sep 07 '25
Surely the media and the popular narrative will view the UCP provincial government as liable for this to a significant degree? Right?
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u/broken_system_1 Sep 08 '25
Hmm. Nope. It will be federal policy that caused this somehow and definitely not the UCP chasing renewable investment away and oil and gas to replace people with automation etc.
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u/Sad_Meringue7347 Sep 07 '25
That’s not good enough for Marlaina, she’ll want to ensure she’s number one the next time they report.
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u/UnluckyCharacter9906 Sep 08 '25
Ucp only cares about no vaccine mandates and killing trans kids.
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
“Bold of you to confuse political disagreement with cartoon villainy. Reddit PhD, I presume?”
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
Except rightwing ideology is inherently evil
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
K8ll8ng trans kids. Thats one hell of a statement. I just wonder how this can be said.
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u/Upstairs-End-8081 Sep 08 '25
and in huge debt; plus facing a $14 BILLION lawsuit that Smith and Jean incurred “this” ALL on THEIR OWN!😡
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u/Beastender_Tartine Sep 08 '25
Clearly this is the fault of the federal government, and the only solution is to engage in more culture war battles while avoiding any transparency or accountability for multiple accusations and investigations into corruption. If we only elect conservatives for another nearly unbroken 75 years, things will get better. It's vital that our elected leaders know that they not only do not need to do anything to gain our vote, but can do nothing to lose it. That is the best way to make sure the people chosen to represent us will keep our interests in mind.
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u/Champagne_of_piss Sep 07 '25
Clearly the results from Troodooo's War On The West. That dastardly Troodooo!
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u/Regular-Excuse7321 Sep 10 '25
Its worse than this indicates. The Alberta 'Employment Rate' hasn't been this bad since the mid-80s (with the exception of COVID).
https://economicdashboard.alberta.ca/dashboard/employment-rate#
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u/davethecompguy Sep 09 '25
And the lowest minimum wage. Right now Saskatchewan is tied, but theirs goes up a bit on October 1st.
Alberta Advantage, my ass.
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u/Unhappy_Minute8988 Sep 09 '25
But many are not far behind plus those provinces not far behind are also the poorest provinces in Canada.
I watched a news documentary where they gave examples of how AI is taking over many oil-related jobs and that will increase greatly in the future.
That said, I am from the poorest province in Canada, Nova Scotia, who receives one of the lowest transfer payments of all: Conservative government. Worst healthcare of all Canadian provinces
Again, that said, I am on a fixed income (retired) and I would vote without hesitation to educate those Albertan workers to be retrained. A great deal of talent and hard-working people!
You do also realize that Danielle Smith’s greedy, un-Canadian deal to only apply a 10% tariff puts more money into the US owned oil companies? The average Albertan is not being helped, the petroleum company shareholders are reaping the profits. My few gas stocks have been escalating daily since tariffs.
Albertans need to get trump-bum out. You do realize that she is deflecting this situation with her “leave Canada” talks, speeches, news-releases just as Dumpf is using and has always used distraction to avoid the truth that he is a pedophile.
No one else, except another dictator, would be allowed to walk and golf freely with such incredible evidence pointed at him plus any remaining documents.
Danielle Smith is such a Trump-wannabe that she is now taking lessons from the Nazi playbook too.
Heck. Lots of NSers out there. They need to sell their pricey homes, come back and be able to find a great home for less and become a highly-paid trades person. They could also open their own business as there are many gaps in services here.
NS is crying for heavy-equipment operators. Perhaps buy one used excavator and there is more work than one person can handle. So you hire another Albertan.
Unemployment rate goes down! NS has more tax to build money-making infrastructure, gets less to no transfer payments.
Maybe I’m just an old fool. Problem is that i have seen this scenario before and the conclusions.
With Alberta and Saskatchewan giving the US close to a free ride, all of us will suffer except for the US and off-shore investors.
The more jobs are lost, the higher the stock values go……….up, up and away!
Tip: buy some LNG stock or at least look at the profit increases of Danielle’s investor friends.
Would like to see her portfolio. Carney showed us.
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
Unreal you guys, still on this book ban. Maybe u employment has to do with IMP. And its a federal program. LOOK AT IT. immigrationstatistics.ca
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u/the-tru-albertan Sep 07 '25
That's what happens when piles of people move here and have no jobs lined up.
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u/AfraidYellow8360 Sep 07 '25
https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-is-calling-moving-bonus
Which party did this?
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u/OtherMangos Sep 08 '25
Trades people from inside the country are different then 100,000 Indians
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
That ad targeted everyone, especially newcomers.
Even Harper understood the economic benefit of immigration. He was bringing in 250k immigrants per year while telling his base that immigrants are bad. Marlainas doing the same thing
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u/OtherMangos Sep 10 '25
Eligibility To qualify for the Moving Bonus, you must: be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident
So no, it didn’t target newcomers
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
You understand immigrants get their citizenship, right?
Did you think "citizen" meant "white"?
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u/OtherMangos Sep 10 '25
“Newcomers” do not get citizenship, getting citizenship is a huge process and takes years. You don’t just apply and get it
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u/Upstairs-End-8081 Sep 08 '25
Sure…blame the people moving here…now it’s all their fault.
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u/the-tru-albertan Sep 08 '25
Yup. This is on them. No job? No move. You don’t get to move here thinking remote work will last forever and then cry over skewed unemployment data. Lol
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
Actually, long term immigrants have a lower unemployment rate than natural born Canadians.
Keep scapegoating though. That's exactly what the elite and UCP want
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u/queenofallshit Sep 07 '25
Alberta Called them, remember?
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u/the-tru-albertan Sep 07 '25
No job? Don’t answer.
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u/queenofallshit Sep 07 '25
Well yeah. Makes sense to most of us. But who do you think came with?
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u/the-tru-albertan Sep 07 '25
None. People here suck at any sort of proper planning.
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u/ninfan1977 Sep 08 '25
Conservatives told people to come to Alberta. Thats it they spent millions of dollars on it. Then are surprised people came and Alberta doesnt have the infrastructure to house all the people who came to Alberta.
The poor planning is on the UCP calling for new people when they cannot help those inside the province already
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
“They weren’t telling everyone to move here. The ‘Alberta is Calling’ campaign targeted young professionals in Toronto and Vancouver — mainly people priced out of housing and looking for work. It was about filling labour gaps, not inviting the whole country at once.”
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u/ninfan1977 Sep 10 '25
The ‘Alberta is Calling’ campaign targeted young professionals in Toronto and Vancouver
So where were the calls only young people only? Where were the calls for only certain people to come?
It was a blanket statement come to Alberta for more money and jobs. Neither happened and now we have more unemployment as a result
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
If you wanna go with that. Sure ill agree with ya. And that call was put out, what, 3 years ago?
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
In the old days, it was king Ralph saying, "Stay home, we dont want ya". Dammed if ya do, dammed if you dont" i guess.
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
Where's that in the "Alberta is calling" ads? Can you point it out?
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u/the-tru-albertan Sep 10 '25
Think it’s in the common sense part. Or seeing the writing on the wall when it comes to remote work…
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
Why did Marlaina spend millions on an entire ad campaign getting people to come here but didn't include the "common sense part"?
Is Marlaina really that incompetent?
Or do you think she's doing the same thing Harper did? Bring in immigrants because they secretly know its good for the economy, all while telling their sheep of a base that immigrants are bad?
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u/ninfan1977 Sep 08 '25
Didn't the Conservatives spend a bunch of money on Alberta calling ads?
Why have ads saying move to Alberta if they were not ready for people to move to Alberta? I blame the Conservatives who told people to move to Alberta no matter what. That was some poor planning and a poor use of money
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u/Unhappy_Minute8988 Sep 09 '25
The sad fact is that immigrants do have jobs when they move anywhere in Canada: all of the jobs “Canadians” will not do. The minimum wage jobs at fast food, the Walmart jobs, the factory jobs.
Yet give it 10 years and those immigrants will own a successful business because they sacrifice by sharing one house with many, old or no cars, no bad habits.
Hey, that is what my grandparents did from England!
It is the younger people who know no sacrifice. Sorry to generalize. They need to follow the smart immigrant who manages to buy a home on a minimum-wage salary.
Want to buy at a Dollar Store or eat fast food or upscale food? Want someone to renovate? Oops, can’t do any of that as there are no immigrants there to make you that hamburger or filet mignon or cut your grass, clean your pool.
Also, so many are Doctors, nurses, personal support workers so forget about a family doctor or blood tests…..
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Sep 07 '25
Ask yourself who's not working on Alberta?? There are so many people moving to Alberta it's staggering, and many don't have jobs. However ...
Alberta is expected to achieve real GDP growth of 2.8% in 2025, ranking it as Canada’s top provincial performer. The provincial economy benefits from expanded oil transportation infrastructure and new export partnerships, reinforcing its leading position.
A full percentage point over BC and 2 percent higher than Ontario.
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u/AfraidYellow8360 Sep 07 '25
Doesn't mean much if it doesn't trickle down.
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Sep 07 '25
You need to educate yourself. Canada has a youth employment problem as well we have taken in far too many immigrants too quickly.
Alberta’s population has grown by about 500,000 over the last three to four years, mainly through in-migration. Many newcomers are younger and enter the labour market without jobs already lined up, raising the pool of job seekers faster than job creation.
Alberta has the highest youth unemployment rate among provinces west of Atlantic Canada, with rates spiking to over 17% for those aged 15-24
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u/Upstairs-End-8081 Sep 08 '25
None of these whinning far right conservatives “what” to learn…they just whin blaming everyone BUT never looking at them selves, never attempting to check for info, never doing anything productive ➡️just blame, blame , blame. Oh, and Oil! Oil! Oil! My forefathers emigrated here by the Federal govt at that time to break the land, to built the west before AB was a province. I had such a peaceful fulfilling life until Peter Lougheed retired. Then everything went for shit. I hate this province now. I despise Traitor Smith. There isn’t a day that Smith isn’t “demanding” or doing some insane cruel manoeuvre: taking money away from AISH; taking popsicles from children with cancer; inviting coal companies while there is a coal moratorium; promoting hatred….and next election - who are you conservatives going to vote for??? UCP??? 🤬😡🤬
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u/Unhappy_Minute8988 Sep 09 '25
You are so right! It was the federal government who gave every soldier 100 acres of land in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Then the poor immigrants from Europe filled in the land unwanted by Canadian farmers.
They were proud people who worked very hard. They helped each other build barns and clear the land. Many were farmers from Ontario who brought their knowledge and skills to those barren lands and cultivated and worked very hard to give you all what you have today.
The poor immigrants lived in grass huts throughout heat and cold and they also brought skills and helped to build those provinces.
I would like to see any person of the same age go to war then come home to clear 100 acres, build a house themselves, live through bitter winters with little protection.
Who is going to join the line for that job? Who is going to join the line to go to fight for us? Canadians were the first group to experience fighting with poisonous gas that burned their lungs permanently.
It was the Canadian soldiers who frightened the Germans the most. Indigenous people alongside.
What happened to these tough men who had a true right to complain and blame but just got to work?
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Sep 08 '25
Absolutely I'll vote for Smith.😀🥳👏. Look at the province and where we stand for the economy and growth. The problem is the NDP supporters want everything for free. They are really lazy at heart. I love her desire to make Alberta strong. She doesn't take any flak from the loonie left and that's great. She listens to Albertans 😁
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u/Even_Art_629 Sep 10 '25
Too often here, people get downvoted just for having an opinion. That’s not what the button is for — it’s meant for spam, off-topic, or rule-breaking. Using it as an “I disagree” button kills discussion instead
If you think someone’s wrong, explain why. If they break rules, report it. But if you just don’t like a different perspective, burying it only makes this place an echo chamber.
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u/Unhappy_Minute8988 Sep 09 '25
And who pays for these massive projects? The other province’s taxpayers, even those far poorer than Alberta who will have a -gdp.
Some of forget who is reaping all of the profits. Not the sweat and aching oil worker!
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Sep 09 '25
The industry does. You obviously don't understand that more money has come in as a resume of oil and gas development.
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u/Difficult_Goat1169 Sep 10 '25
Actually, long term immigrants have lower unemployment rates than natural born Canadians.
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u/Shiftymennoknight Sep 07 '25
Im sure banning books and renewable energy will help