Alta4ever

Do you listen to tool?

Ok I went and found what you are refering to, Obama actually brought his daughter into it by describing his conversations with her about the oilspill in a political speech. It seems beck wasn't actually mocking the presidents DAUGHTER HE WAS MOCKING THE PRESIDENT.

Yes it does. The fact of the matter is they cannot claim surplus as they cannot fund themselves on their own efforts they require a hand out.

It does matter where the revenue comes from, because someone has to pay for it and if you leach them into the situation then what? As Churchill said "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. "

Yes they could, they could even stop demanding more more, what is they want now 20 billion?

No they weren't they require the entrenched equalization program to make ends meet. As in have not province status.

Right return to surplus, pfft this quebec we are talking about

Its not a big a difference considering the 100% is where it is bad, quebec is at 94% only 6% off that mark. Quit making excuses.

I was just having this discussion with someone on friday.

not bad its debt is nearly as much as its economic output. Greece is a 115% of GDP not much difference.

Net debt try measuring it against total debt its closer to 94% OF gdp

And yet its debt to GDP ratio is worse then that of Greeces, and its you and I making up for Quebec's shortfall.

That's because it falls on Albertans to work to pay for it. We don't get invited to the party.

You must think highly of me considering I'm an urban Albertan born and raised.

Who said hate, I don't hate people. I may hold attitudes in contempt, but i don't hate.

That is because you have no experience with it.

Do you think that people from Alberta are backward rubes that don't travel. I have seen most of Canada lacking Quebec City, though I would like to go. Western Canada I know like that back of my hand, heck I was rolling around Manitoba for two weeks in April.

Its sane and rational as those politics haven't really left us Just dorment as it been a while since Central Canada and the Urban centres M T & V have held the government through a majority. Chretien would over fly Calgary as there are no votes there. and yet the liberal party still is giving Ignatieff that advise and to his credit has actually ignored it. But the sentiment is not gone in the liberal party.

Your darn right there is a lot of contempt, for those east of Manitoba, and those west of Atlantic Canada. I think Alberta has long grown tired of the patronizing attitude of Ont and Quebec over matters held in high regard by Alberta.

Its opinion, not cold hard truth.

That is contempt and demonization.

A sample from 2008 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/35857529.html http://www.citizenscentre.com/news04-08-01-mg.html

Obviously you weren't old enough to recall what was said when the letter was originally written.

Quebec does and what makes Albertans less canadian for wanting to use their provincial constitutional rights? Why the demonization? Why does Quebec want it or use it?

The bloc is not the first separatist party to be elected to parliament. William Mackenzie lead one in the 1800's which was elected to parliament.