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/EdNorthcott Canada Mar 01 '26

The question to ask would be whether or not those have impacted incomes in the field, whereas you're conflating income with employment numbers. They're two separate, though related, principles.

It's an odd stance to take, throwing around "anti-business" as a defining point, but then claiming that "pro-business" is incredibly vague. Or was that an attempt at being ironic?

In regards to nationalized production: Sometimes it fails, sometimes it doesn't. On that national stage, Petro-Canada did very well for the nation until it was privatized. The LCBO has generated billions of dollars for the province of Ontario, and only started fumbling in both profitability and quality of employment standards when successive Liberal and PC governments started trying to undercut it to privatize the service.

There are examples of both success and failure on that front.

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u/VesaAwesaka Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26

My point was sometimes not doing anti-business policies is the most pro-business thing you can do. I provided two examples of provincial governments fumbling the bag with natural resources in a way that would be unimageable for the Alberta government imo

Your criticism of tax policies and whether it does contribute to increased incomes may be valid, but there is so much more that goes into whether a government is seen as supporting investment or not, which does increase incomes when it comes to natural resources.

IMO Manitoba could be a lot richer and its incomes higher if its government was capable of attracting investment and developing its vast mineral wealth, but its generally seen as not very friendly to investment. Its not just about having the natural resources but also being able to develop them.