GLBI Joe

It costs taxpayers ~$130,000 a year to imprison someone in Ontario. That is far, far greater than paying their rent.

BREAKING: Donald Trump arrives at his West Palm Beach golf club as the Iran war enters its fourth week.

"Petitien." 🤦‍♀️

LMAO... What confuses you about the following.... Go ahead and separate, and you'll be paying for the following... - You won't be receiving the $12.6 billion in federal transfers that do go to Alberta each year. This amount offsets that "equalization" payment you bitch about. - You will be responsible for Alberta's share of the National debt, you don't get to charge the credit cards and then run away. That's $75 billion as a low-cost estimate. It could be as high as $100 billion. - CPP, yeah right, your share ain't as big as you think. Your forgetting that Canadians and "foreign" workers, who did work in Alberta, don't all live there, so guess what, ya gotta give that up folks. You don't get to keep it. That's the law. - Replacing Federal Programs with your own - You don't get to stop the obligations, now you got more. - Your own immigration system will end your low unemployment reign. Your forgetting, your now a new country that needs a whole new immigration system, while all the immigrants who came to "Canada" to work, will need to work in other provinces until you get your shit together, which could take decades. - International recognition - It ain't pretty or automatic, Your in for a real treat here. Wait until all those countries are smacking their lips at your oil. You need your own Army now. - Old Age Security - You didn't plan for that. CPP isn't high enough. Now you need to create your own system to offset the low income seniors get. Border Services, Customs and Foreign Affairs at the border about to heat up. You need all of that quick and fast before Trump wants to make you the 51st state. Landlocked - Duties for Imports and Exports are also applicable to Canadian Products going to BC and SASK (vice versa). Your going to have to pay to track all the logistics of people being in your Country. Ha ha did you think of that logistical hurdle? The fees, fines, courts and all that will be needed to deter "abuse" of your import/export system. Then you got the following losses: Your no longer part of the Canada Community-Building Fund, that means local/municipal infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, public transit, water/wastewater systems, active transportation and community facilities could be jeopardized. Alberta receives $276 million in strategic investments across 19 categories in communities province wide. Since 2015, Alberta has received over $3 billion from this program. Your now responsible for that. Natural Infrastructure Fund - Ecological restoration, water system improvements, green roofs, native habitat planting, and conservation tied to climate resilience. Clean Technology and Carbon Capture Projects - Scaling clean energy hubs, hydrogen development, carbon capture/utilization/storage (CCUS) innovations, and energy transition centers. Federal innovation grants and clean tech accelerators stop. Projects like hydrogen hubs or CCUS demos (often tied to federal tax credits or direct funding) could stall, slowing Alberta's energy transition and diversification efforts. Bilateral Health Agreements and Targeted Health Infrastructure - What it funds: Aging-in-place initiatives, home/community care, mental health facilities, recovery communities, and health infrastructure top-ups (beyond base Canada Health Transfer). Federal health infrastructure funds would stop (e.g., new $5 billion national Health Infrastructure Fund starting 2026–27) could support hospital/urgent care expansions, with Alberta eligible for portions via cost-matching. This would not be possible, and would end up costing Alberta Billions to replace. Landlocked Corporations will flee - Incorporation and tax jurisdiction: Many large firms are federally incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act. In separation, they'd likely re-incorporate federally (staying in Canada) or move to another province. Even if operations stay in Alberta (e.g., oil sands assets can't move), head offices, executive teams, and corporate tax payments could shift elsewhere. Calgary has already seen some HQ moves in recent years due to policy uncertainty; separation would amplify that. Their billions in federal tax dollars would not be flowing to Alberta's coffers. Talent and capital flight - Polls (e.g., Angus Reid 2026) show many "stay" voters (a majority of Albertans) say they'd leave an independent Alberta, eroding the skilled workforce. Companies follow talent—especially in finance, tech, and professional services. Combined with population outflows (reducing personal income tax base) and higher borrowing costs (worse credit rating as a small/new country), the optimistic $15–25B net gain flips to a net loss—potentially several billion to tens of billions annually in eroded revenues, plus GDP hits from lost investment/jobs.