Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them
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Their economy produces more GDP per worker than any other. The economic pie they bake is bigger than ever. But the average Albertan’s standard of living is lower than a decade ago.
It wasn’t Ottawa that laid them off, cut their pay, froze the minimum wage, drove up electricity and insurance costs, and put their health care at risk. It was the enemy within.
Alberta’s oligarchs aren’t speaking for the province, they are speaking for themselves.
And the sooner the rest of the population can get past the phoney Alberta versus Canada narrative, the sooner they’ll start toward a genuine solution to their woes: namely, winning a fairer share of the abundant wealth they already produce.
Jim Stanford: Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them
Alberta produces more GDP per worker than any other, and oil profits have never been higher. But the average Albertan’s standard of living is lower than a decade ago.
Toronto Star (www.thestar.com)
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Their economy produces more GDP per worker than any other. The economic pie they bake is bigger than ever. But the average Albertan’s standard of living is lower than a decade ago.
It wasn’t Ottawa that laid them off, cut their pay, froze the minimum wage, drove up electricity and insurance costs, and put their health care at risk. It was the enemy within.
Alberta’s oligarchs aren’t speaking for the province, they are speaking for themselves.
And the sooner the rest of the population can get past the phoney Alberta versus Canada narrative, the sooner they’ll start toward a genuine solution to their woes: namely, winning a fairer share of the abundant wealth they already produce.
Jim Stanford: Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them
Alberta produces more GDP per worker than any other, and oil profits have never been higher. But the average Albertan’s standard of living is lower than a decade ago.
Toronto Star (www.thestar.com)
So don’t point to Trudeau, or wave flags in the west, The real issue’s local — and that truth is the test. The bosses, the moguls, they hoard and they spin, While the everyday Albertan can barely win.
So rise up and ask, “Where’s our fair share?” It’s time to reclaim what’s already there. Forget east versus west — that tale’s getting old, There’s power in people, if they’re brave and bold.
