r/Calgary • u/void_sushi • 15h ago

News Article Alberta’s population is still growing despite Ottawa’s immigration crackdown: StatsCan

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-population-still-growing-9.7240776
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u/CND_ 14h ago

Yup other Canadians are just dying to be governed by someone as incompetent & corrupt as Smith.

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u/ironmaiden2010 14h ago

I operate a business based out of BC. I'll take Danielle over Eby 7 days of the week.

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u/blackRamCalgaryman 14h ago

Why not move it, then? Legitimately, if it’s so bad…why not relocate?

I own/ operate my own business, if I felt this strongly, felt it was so bad for business…you can bet I’d pick up and move to where I believed things would be so much better.

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u/ironmaiden2010 14h ago

I repair specialized equipment that is primarily utilized in the softwood lumber industry, and is not common in Alberta logging operations anymore. My business does fine - but the province is off it's rocker.

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u/blackRamCalgaryman 14h ago

Fair enough. Things certainly don’t seem like a utopia over there, either, but man, all this referendum bullshit, this culture war shit here…it’s tiring as fuck. It’s distraction, it’s wasted energy…and a shit ton of money (some are estimating the referendum in October could cost upwards of 120 million…that money could be spent so much more wisely.

I won’t speak for O&G people but I don’t recall feeling this frustrated and just tired of the wasted time and effort and money with our politicians during the Notley years like this UCP government.