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Nov 1999 time: 22:22
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quote: Originally posted by blackice
I guess under the agreement that all stops if they do not comply. |
$730M is nothing...Alberta's surplus this year, even after $600M of emergency aid for farmers, is more than that.
quote: Quite easy really The feds pump why more money into your economy then you would like to believe.
Most of which is tied to the oil industry. Royalties was 32% last I heard of which what was it? 70-80% was reinvested? That was covered in another thread my guess is you did not read that either. |
It's quite a simple concept, blackice: They pump "lots" of money ($700something million seems like a big number, but it's actually pretty tiny, btw), but they get MORE money than that from Alberta.
Alberta is a "have" province, it has a net contribution to Canada. We do lose money than if we'd keep it all ourselves, and most Albertans are okay with that until someone like Chretien would threaten to stop funding (with our own money nonetheless).
But keep on finding articles not related to what I'm talking about and try to act like it is. I don't think you understand the term net contribution, because to rebut my point you referenced an article talking about some grants the government made to oil companies to encourage Canadian exploration. 
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Calgary, Alberta
Nov 1999 time: 22:22
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quote: Originally posted by blackice
Try again |
Maybe once you comprehend what "net contribution" means, and maybe once you understand why Alberta is one of the only "have" provinces in Canada.
Face it, blackice, Alberta puts in more money than it gets from the federal government. That's an obvious fact everyone knows. Citing sources of $700something million in grants to oil companies doesn't prove a thing when Alberta probably contributed all of that money, and some, to the federal coffers.
If Chretien threatens to withhold payments from Alberta so Alberta would comply, Alberta would threaten to withhold payments from Ottawa.
Think about it, that $700something million figure you cited is more than covered by this year's surplus, which was halved already by emergency relief for Farmers who had the worst drought in 132 years.
Add in the money saved if Alberta didn't contribute to equalization, and that's a lot of money. 
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Jon Miller
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So how is this thread going for everyone?
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quote: Originally posted by Sava
yaeh that'll happen as sono as e+54 89 = the qsuare root of E98977 okay this is my lasssst psot |
No!
You are suppose to start at least 5 threads...
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Jon Miller
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quote: Originally posted by Sava
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Have a good time!
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