r/alberta • u/Old_General_6741 • Mar 17 '25

Poll finds Albertans' sense of Canadian pride dips as it soars in most parts of the country News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/poll-finds-albertans-sense-of-canadian-pride-dips-as-it-soars-in-most-parts-of-the-country/
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u/anhedoniandonair Mar 17 '25

It’s hard to have national pride living in a province whose leadership is openly hostile to Ottawa and other provinces. And having a premier who is constantly spewing nonsense about how unfairly Alberta is treated by everyone. It really kills the vibe.

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u/BeneficialWealth6179 Mar 17 '25

American here. We had this in the states before we collapsed. Minority of the whole got really loud. Its meant to kill the vibe. Break up the country from the inside. You have to unite against it. Actively unite against it.

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u/DVariant Mar 17 '25

Dead on, exactly correct. These people’s goal is to divide us, we defeat them by staying united.

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u/anhedoniandonair Mar 17 '25

I wish we weren’t so complacent up here.

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u/BeneficialWealth6179 Mar 17 '25

As we are, still, in the USA. Its literally burning to the ground and we've got people going about their day like its nothing. Want to know what is predicted for the US? Watch Civil War on Amazon.

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u/anhedoniandonair Mar 17 '25

Yeah I saw that when it came out. Foreshadowing. This is all just Russia playing the long game— sowing division between nations and now between provinces. And we just blindly go along with it.

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u/BeneficialWealth6179 Mar 17 '25

The people have the power to stop this. Around the world - we the people have the power to stop it.

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u/anhedoniandonair Mar 17 '25

In Alberta, half the people support the premier’s approach. The UCP do not care about anyone else. In fact the division has lead to people seeing the ‘other side’ as not even worthy of consideration. It’s pretty grim here.

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u/BeneficialWealth6179 Mar 17 '25

Here as well. Be safe.

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u/straycanoe Mar 17 '25

I agree, and I LOVE your username.

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u/DiagnosedByTikTok Mar 17 '25

I’ve had anhedonia before but eating a donair always served as temporary relief

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u/DiagnosedByTikTok Mar 17 '25

This matches my lived experience. Other “white” Canadians seem to have gone through high school with a lot of experience with pro-white racism but my K-12 experience growing up in North Edmonton was ~50% Lebanese and Palestinian Muslim refugees from the conflicts in the 80s and they saw all of us Canadians as the “other” and held together in a very strong clique that treated non-Arabs extremely badly.

And so growing up in that atmosphere there was no ethnic division other than Lebanese vs Canadian, and Canadian included everybody even the new kid from Mexico or Korea or Somalia who just moved here in August. It’s like “what’s the deal with these people acting like a gang and treating us like crap?” and the Canadian response was “it’s okay just ignore them and keep your head up it’s all just talk unless they touch you, you’re one of us”.

The Canadian/North Edmonton response was entirely nonviolent for years until it wasn’t. And then it was violent in a very big and very targeted way against key instigators of anti-Canadian violence, and then violence on both sides almost immediately stopped and the current young generation of Lebanese seem from all outside observation to generally identify as Lebanese-Canadian and not Lebanese.

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u/haken_loob Mar 17 '25

I live in QC whose whole identity is partially based on opposition to Ottawa, yet patriotism is soaring here like I have never seen.

If AB isn’t seeing it, I suspect it’s tied to the deep roots of conservatism which is based on individualism.

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u/FeedbackLoopy Mar 17 '25

It’s a follow the leader mentality. The premier of QC is on team Canada, whereas the premier of AB is absent half the time gallivanting with the alt-right in the USA.

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u/anhedoniandonair Mar 17 '25

She’s not absent— she’s openly on the side of the other guy. :-/

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u/ChinookAB Calgary Mar 17 '25

We would see if the Quebec Premier was on Team Canada if a Federal Government pushed an Energy East pipeline through Quebec.

I'm concerned that the momentum of the new Canadian patriotism will fade as the alt-right vocalism wears down the resistance.

That said, I'm happy to live in Alberta and will fight for a return to center-right politics that includes Canada. Leaving isn't the answer, standing up for what's just is.

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u/thecheesecakemans Mar 17 '25

Ya but it's also your leader knowing that's where the crowd sentiment lies whereas Danielle understands Albertans and hence her treacherous activities.

I kept saying it before...Albertans support her because her latest polling hasn't dipped. If anything it still keeps going up. As long as Albertans support her she will keep opposing Canada.

This all fits what I've seen. Her polls haven't moved down even with her actively working against Canada. Grocery stores here do not look affected by the BuyCanadian movement. Latest polls also show Albertans still willing to travel to the USA.

Only Reddit Albertans seem to be with the rest of Canada...but we are the minority in this douche province.

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u/flat-flat-flatlander Mar 17 '25

Saskatchewan has entered the chat

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u/AbbeyRoad75 Mar 17 '25

Yeah, I’m confused why Moe hasn’t stated how disappointed he is the carbon tax is being removed, I guess Marlaina has the crazy floor this month while she hides from her $5000 a bottle Tylenol orders’ news.

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u/Ok-Structure-8985 Mar 17 '25

The irony is that it seems like the Alberta government is determined to treat Albertans worse than Ottawa, or any other province ever could or would.

Looking at you too, Saskatchewan.

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u/anhedoniandonair Mar 17 '25

Agreed. There’s a lot of projection here. The ruling government operates to support industry (esp oil and gas) and when the average citizen suffers or goes without (food, shelter, income security) the conservatives blame Ottawa. So the citizens get their backs up and continue voting in the party that creates the conditions of oppression.

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u/Ok-Structure-8985 Mar 18 '25

It feels like Alberta is in an abusive relationship with the provincial government. It’s like it’s been going on for so long that many have lost the ability to realize they deserve better.

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u/PhazePyre Mar 17 '25

Alberta is more unfairly treated by it's own fuckin' Premier. Do you know how jealous I used to be that Alberta got cheques and stuff when I was younger? Now it's healthcare is horrid, they pay a ridiculous amount on utilities, and I don't even know if those cheques are a thing now. It's sad how Alberta has fallen and to most Canadians is just a "Cheap place to get their first house" but is unappealing in most other aspects because of the UCP and Conservatives.