@Zone3Garden I’m telling you what polling said. Also Alberta government reduced signature requirements to get referendum on ballot. So congrats on hitting the minimum. Most Albertans don’t want to leave Canada.
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Neil O'Connor
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Neil O'Connor
@NeiOCo
Proud Canadian, Albertan and lover of Sports! Supporter of Progressive Politics... cool with different opinions but good god appreciate the facts.
Calgary, Alberta Katılım Ocak 2010
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@NeiOCo As opposed to shrinking Ontario which is the heart of Canada & its govt?
I saw a recent poll for the likelihood of a referendum being held which was at ~66% - released AFTER Stay Free Alberta declared they have enough signatures to trigger a referendum... only 34% wrong. 🤷♀️
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Probably the fact that we want to separate from Canada.
Graham Green@GrahamG22047543
Wild stat. What's making Alberta so attractive to Canadians?
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@Citizen004 Ya that doesn’t include the stuff from Sask upgraded in Alberta but ya I said a portion Alberta is vast majority for sure.
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Most of Canada's exported crude oil originates from Alberta (around 85–91% in recent years), with much smaller shares from Saskatchewan (roughly 8–9%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (typically 2–4.5%).
[cer-rec.gc.ca/en/data-analys…]
Neil O'Connor@NeiOCo
@ikwilson Well a portion comes from Saskatchewan and Newfoundland. Also a large portion comes from Sask and is upgraded in Alberta.
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@dbl11s3 @Woll4Vezina Not last time I was there last season. And if so where in the building
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I’ve been to 150 jays games lifetime, pls let me know where this $4.56 beer is.
FanDuel@FanDuel
If the price of beer has changed at your favorite MLB ballpark ... let us know 🍺
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"Alberta", not Canada, is the third largest exporter of oil.
Heather Exner-Pirot@ExnerPirot
Canada is the third largest oil exporter in the world. Insulating our domestic oil prices from global prices would mean exporting less oil! That would be a scandalous act in a global energy crisis. Canada has no strategic reserves to help ease this crisis, what we do have is the ability to keep putting our barrels into global markets and getting them to places where the scarcity is greatest = price is highest.
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@ikwilson Well a portion comes from Saskatchewan and Newfoundland. Also a large portion comes from Sask and is upgraded in Alberta.
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@therealmrbench @pamela_gorrie Because in Canada it has to be Halal?
Because even though Canada breeds its own chickens they’re only for export and we import ours from the furthest and most expensive place possible?
Because Carney implemented a new chicken tax due to chicken farts killing the environment?
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Can someone explain why chicken is:
$8 /lb in Canada
$2.75 / lb in USA
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@martinsjoh29221 @therealmrbench Ya on average processed chicken breast is closed to a $1 difference but the US see much more volatility in pricing
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@stocksnstuffeh @therealmrbench Yes we have a supply management system. On average the price is about a CAD$1.50 difference. We avoid farmers boom / bust cycle like US it also makes a family farm still attainable. Also healthier meat I.e. 2022-26 we lost 6% to avian flu US lost 14%.
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🇨🇦 has a poultry supply management system, just like milk, dairy and eggs:
1. Production quotas that strictly limits production.
2. High import tariffs (often 200%+) block cheaper foreign options.
3. Cost-based pricing that guarantees farmers a profit regardless of how badly they run their farms.
The 🇺🇸 emphasizes efficiency, competition, and lower costs for consumers.
With the highest grocery costs in the G7, which system would you rather have?
#cdnpoli
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@Kelsisheren Listening to people who simply disagree with the policies of the current government say Canada is crumbling is also wild
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Listening to my liberal Canadian neighbours bitch about America while Canada crumbles all around them, is absolutely wild.
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@jkenney Welp if we can vote on independence we can certainly vote on an alliance with other countries. Right Jason.
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@dallairedemers Hard to do unless we have an Independence supporter in the Premier’s chair.
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It is absolutely ridiculous that a court is deciding whether Albertans can collect petition signatures. Democracy in Canada is nearly dead. Floor crossers, ideological judges, and worst of all, an apathetic population.
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@dallairedemers @DavidJPba I’m Albertan and you can make yourself independent from Alberta then if that’s how you feel.
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@DavidJPba Why we have a constitution you have to abide by it. And it’s the courts job to interpret it. You can change it you just need to follow it to do that as well.
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@ButlerLonney Yes because even though he has the support of the base of the party it seems clear that he’s lost the caucus
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@mlsline @de_redhot @Cubbymom3 @SJohnston60 That’s what I said. Why are you being defensive? He was awarded two bronze stars for meritorious service in the National Guard.
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Official DoD biographies explicitly state Sec. Hegseth 'participated in a number of active-duty deployments' to Guantanamo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. The Bronze Stars were for sustained meritorious service in combat zones. National Guard doesn't mean 'not real deployment' as those who cite it seem to imply. These were full federal mobilizations in support of the Global War on Terror.
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My liberal friends all dismiss Pete Hegseth as a “Fox News clown”
And yet, in barely more than a year, recruiting is soaring and he has overseen four flawless and very complex operations.
Midnight Hammer
Venezuela
Iran
Pilot rescue
Hats off to this guy.
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@CalgaryDave @Johnemonroe @nuttyskadork Just pointing out that 92% of people don’t support the Tories in Alberta David. It’s “social” media no reason to be condescending.
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@NeiOCo @Johnemonroe @nuttyskadork 92% of our representation... however you want to semantically mitigate it.
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If you know NOTHING ELSE about Canadian Politics, know that this alone is why Alberta needs out.
34 out of 37 opted to go blue in the federal election.
By all rights, a mega supermajority.
0% of them have any say, federally- and if they do, the needs of Quebec and Ontario come first.
There is no fair deal we can make with the present framework- where 92% of the will of the province is consistently ignored, while people at the opposite end continue oppressive lawmaking, regulation, culture, and views towards Alberta.
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@CalgaryDave @Johnemonroe @nuttyskadork I’m just pointing out the clarification that only around 63% of Albertans support the CPC the remainder support more progressive parties. I understand the first past the post system… frankly it would be much more appropriate use of time to change the system as opposed to leaving
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@Johnemonroe @NeiOCo @nuttyskadork 92% of our effective constituencies.
Which part of my post mentions voters?
The ridings are not being represented by the elected officials destined to get that representation.
Here's a shocker... even if they vote orange, green, or red- they'll still not be represented.
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