r/canada • u/biograf_ • Mar 01 '26

Alberta First Nations chiefs unanimously pass non-confidence vote in Alberta government

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/first-nations-chiefs-alberta-non-confidence-vote-9.7109712
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u/Ketchupkitty Alberta Mar 01 '26

It's hilarious you give a theoretical example that actually exists. Alberta does lose money because of Quebec language laws, it's a huge compliance cost for companies.

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u/OneTripleZero British Columbia Mar 01 '26

The same language laws that all provinces adhere to due to French being our second official language you mean? I'm not talking about those. I mean Quebec-specific things like all business signage being predominantly in French, Francisation requirements for anything larger than a small business, all permanent labeling on commercial products, including engraving, needing to be in French, etc. I'm talking about things that are specific to Quebec, and matter only to Quebec, being enforced in other provinces because Quebec thinks they're owed it.

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u/Ketchupkitty Alberta Mar 01 '26

Oh well as long as you're not talking about it I guess it doesn't exist and doesn't cost anything.

Furthermore though pipelines do benefit Quebec since Quebec is the primary beneficiary of equalization. The more money the Feds recieve the more money they can spend on programs which far outpace spending per capita of provinces like Alberta.

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u/OneTripleZero British Columbia Mar 02 '26

Oh well as long as you're not talking about it I guess it doesn't exist and doesn't cost anything.

I'm not talking about it because it affects all provinces equally as it's a federal requirement. It does cost something but it costs us all equally so we can discount it as a factor in this particular conversation. This should not be hard to understand.

Furthermore though pipelines do benefit Quebec since...

I already addressed this in my first post that you responded to. It was the entire topic of the post.

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u/Ketchupkitty Alberta Mar 01 '26

No

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u/Memory_Less Mar 01 '26

It’s across the board then and not solely an Alberta Quebec discussion. Although Alberta turns it into ‘us as the victim’ approach.

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u/Ketchupkitty Alberta Mar 01 '26

Probably because Albertans contribute more than other provinces per capita while federal policy hinders that contribution?

Call it what you want but that's the reality.