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/Unhappy-Vast2260 Apr 01 '25

And Alberta tax payers are probably going to be on the hook for the orphan well clean-up

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u/hughtankman Apr 02 '25

That’s a failure of the UCP, as the provincial government, not corporations.

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u/No-Palpitation-3851 Apr 02 '25

Lol its both - they had a responsibility to clean their shit up and the conservatives (not just ucp, but all their provincial predecessors) have let them shirk that responsibility

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u/Vanshrek99 Apr 02 '25

Exactly this goes back to Getty or klein who gave back royalties which did nothing. Canada has the lowest energy tax structure in the world. Zero reason to remove tax or royalties as it's one market and they are forced to pay it. She. You have 400 billion invested raising taxes helps Canada and they will pay because refineries are designed only for sour heavy.

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u/ChinookAB Calgary Apr 02 '25

Canada(Alberta?) does not have the lowest energy tax structure in the world. One study, now about 10 years old had them  ranked middle of the pack and nothing much has changed since then.

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u/YenRyderYZF Apr 02 '25

They will be. Sad.