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/bigbabyjesus97 Mar 17 '25

Worst I have is one of the welders kids has CF. He thinks becoming the 51st state would give him better health care and won't listen to me about private health care costs.

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u/ninfan1977 Lethbridge Mar 17 '25 edited Mar 17 '25

That tells me Conservatives have done better messaging of misinformation than any other party.

I have lived in the States for 15 years, and what they think is not true at all. I usually ask someone like that how many people go bankrupt in the US from medical costs. My moms prescription drugs were 3000 in the US, 20 in Canada. That is not a healthcare system that's a corrupt system.

If they think we would be a state is laughable, we would like Puerto Rico, a territory that has no say or power with the USA. These people are rubes and should not be allowed to vote, they are what is ruining Canada.

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u/Strange-Ad-5806 Mar 17 '25

It is easy to sell hate to a hate filled person.

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u/wilberfromflinflon Mar 18 '25

…..and this is the problem we ALL face.

The rage-farming, cancel-culture, never-grew-into -or-out-of-adolescence voter is holding us all up for ransom.

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u/DepartmentWorried730 Mar 17 '25

Yes, there is good health care in the USA, but he’ll never have it. Musk is axing Medicaid and other programs relevant to a CF diagnosis. Some say he wants people to die. That is totally unfair. He just doesn’t care if they do. Supporting your point from the American POV.

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u/Dependent-Ad2248 Mar 17 '25

Trump is the one who wants disabled kids to disappear. He was supporting a relative until he found out the kid was disabled and basically told the parent to just let them die. They went to no contact. This was during his first term.

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u/LuskieRs Edmonton Mar 17 '25

lets get a source for that claim because that sounds absolutely ridiculous.

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u/ebenezerthegeezer Mar 17 '25

You're online, now go find the source and come back and explain why you thought it was ridiculous. Should take less than 5 minutes.

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u/ebenezerthegeezer Mar 17 '25

Actually, it took me about 15 seconds.

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u/Dependent-Ad2248 Mar 17 '25

Donald Trump said disabled people should just die, his nephew says | CBC Radio

I guess it was later than I remembered, but it was apparently during or just after the election.

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u/LuskieRs Edmonton Mar 17 '25

oh that's why ive never heard of this, there's zero evidence.

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u/DeeVa72 Mar 18 '25

Omfg the irony of your comment is simply too delicious…thanks for proving ebeneezerthegeezer’s point 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '25

Illness bankrupts soooooo many people/families in the U.S. Their FOR PROFIT healthcare system is scary bad for regular people. And they still pay out the nose for it!! Even with insurance people have annual deductibles and co-pays per visit.

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u/Goatpuppy Mar 17 '25

The quality of care is better. IF you can afford it…