Danielle Smith： Ottawa overtaxing Albertans to send money to Liberal-voting Quebec
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Summary
In this episode, I talk about how Ottawa transfers billions of dollars every year out of Alberta to be spent in other places that vote Liberal. It is $5,000 per Albertan that is transferred every single year for political reasons, so that the Liberals can continue to spend it in places that voted Liberal.
Transcript
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What we're talking about tonight is Ottawa overtaxing us.
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I mentioned that at the beginning of the evening.
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And then they use political means to transfer it.
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Alberta, year after year, has $20 to $25 billion that is siphoned out of our system to go to Ottawa
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so that it can be spent mostly in Quebec, but also in other places that vote Liberal.
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$600 billion in the last 40 or 50 years that have been taken out of this province.
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You don't think we might be able to do a little bit more on social spending
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You don't think we'd be able to cut taxes a bit if those $20 to $25 billion stayed here?
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It is $5,000 per Albertan that every single year gets transferred out of this province
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for political reasons so that the Liberals can continue to spend it in places that vote Liberal.
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That is what is happening in the province and in the country.