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by mykowebhn 629 days ago
Alberta really does seem like the Texas of Canada.

On another note, I did a cross-country road trip across Canada many years ago. I loved it, and people were so nice everywhere, except in Edmonton, Alberta. The people there walked around with sneers and seemed to be suspicious of all visitors, like me. I won't ever be back in Edmonton for sure. Calgary, on the other hand, was super nice and the people friendly.

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That's interesting. Edmonton was the closest major city to me growing up. I always kind of liked it. There are definitely nicer cities in the world, but I have never had any complaints about it.
Calling Alberta the Texas of Canada is exactly what it wants. It’s much more like an incompetent Michigan with an unreasonable amount of Trump supporters. Its heavy reliance on oil is a lot like Detroits heavy reliance on the automotive industry.

The fact that leadership was even seriously considering abandoning one of the worlds best public pension funds is indicative of how short term greed is killing the province.

Alberta wasn't seriously considering abandoning CPP, it was seriously considering taking it.