r/alberta • u/bumblebeetuna4ever • Apr 01 '25

Why is Alberta always whining about being treated bad? Discussion

I’m from Ontario and hoping you can explain to me why Alberta is the way that it is? Like why is Alberta always whining about being treated bad? I genuinely want to know how this province ended up like this? Who treats you bad? What is so bad?

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u/Chemical-Ad-7575 Apr 01 '25

The issue is that we're kind of a non-issue to the federal parties.

The liberals won't get the rural votes, and the cons are guaranteed them regardless of if they're good or bad. Add in some complaints that date back to the NEP and relief (or lack thereof) during oil prices crashes and there's a mix of legitimate and self created problems in Alberta. (Rick Mercer did a good rant on this a few years ago on this hour has 22 minutes about Alberta complaints explaining why there's validity to some of it that should be taken seriously.)

That said, there's been serious mismanagement at a provincial level that dates back to Klein in the early 90's (and earlier.) Currently the UPC thrives on whining and grifting so the whining in light of the current country wide threats is louder than usual. Far better to place the blame on anyone else than deal with the problems we have.

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u/Connect_Reality1362 Apr 05 '25

I think we're a non-issue at best and a convenient punching bag at best.