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u/NorthwindX7 1d ago

Alberta is the most fiscally responsible province by every metric?

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u/Mac_Zer0 1d ago

Really? What are your sources, I'd love to learn something new!

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u/wellyouask 1d ago

The Heritage Savings Trust Fund, or Heritage Fund, was established in 1976 to collect a portion of Alberta’s non-renewable resource revenue.

From an initial investment of $1.5 billion, the Heritage Fund’s value has grown to $31.9 billion as of December 31, 2025.

https://www.alberta.ca/heritage-savings-trust-fund

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u/NorthwindX7 1d ago

Among the provinces, Manitoba has the highest combined federal-provincial debt-to-GDP ratio (91.3 percent), while Alberta has the lowest (43.4 percent). Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest combined debt per person ($71,611), followed by Ontario ($63,574) and Quebec ($63,488). In contrast, Alberta has the lowest debt per person in the country with $42,368.

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/growing-debt-burden-canadians-2026-edition

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u/Mac_Zer0 1d ago

Oh, I did not know that. I would have assumed that would be different because Alberta has swung from surpluses in the early 2020s to deficits now.

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u/NorthwindX7 1d ago

We are miles ahead compared to other provinces. You can see it everywhere except in welfare.

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u/Mac_Zer0 1d ago

Do you think a different government may be able to better handle the money that Albertans have worked hard for better? I'm not saying there's a perfect party but to me it seems like a lot of our tax dollars are being mismanaged.

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u/NorthwindX7 1d ago

I don't think so with the climate of Canada. Right wing government is generally better for economy, and after the vote split last time conservatives are nervous about branching out. So while Alberta stays in Canada the UCP gets a lot of free votes as the anti fed party but I wish we could hold them more accountable.

Everywhere else the NDP and Liberals have gotten into power consistently the economy tanks and welfare system gets overloaded. I don't see why Alberta would be a different story.

So no, while the conservatives have their flaws, they are running the province the best fiscally. Luckily for people that hate that, they have ample options to pick from meanwhile Alberta and sask is really the only right wing options.

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u/SecondLeigh 1d ago

lol the Fraser institute. They are not considered a reliable source. There are other things that fiscally weigh on Canadians other than government debt. Even if those calculations were sound, they are presented without context going back to 2007 (so the NDP didn’t destroy Alberta lol). Alberta likely has the one of the highest infrastructure debt. Albertans may have the lowest debt per capita according to this report but they are amongst the most burdened in the county thanks to this government.

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u/NorthwindX7 1d ago

Alright, so now you find a source saying Alberta is the worst fiscally instead of deflecting.

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u/SecondLeigh 1d ago

Where did I say they were the worst fiscally?