Why would their be new trade barriers? Are these provinces not seeing Trump? No politician should talk about tariffs and trade barriers for a generation after Trump haha
Where are these companies going to? Do they hate paying provinces more money instead of the feds? Why would they care in the slightest.
Well I literally explained this to you in my post in anticipation of this response. So I'll try again more slowly
Quebec showed us, the threat of separation can drive companies like CP and BMO out. You do know that there are non O&G companies contributing to Alberta's economy right? You do know that oil companies can move the majority of their employees, wages, incomes, sales.... out without moving their operations out right? you've been on this board saying ridiculously naive things for days, so you must at this point on some level comprehend that more than 1 thing happens daily in this province. Tiny, and low population land locked countries with governments that dont listen to their populous are not all that attractive for business stability.
As the UK showed us, when you leave an economic union, there are new and sometimes unexpected trade barriers. Even without taxes, I used the word trade barrier very thoughtfully. You will need extra paperwork, and customs brokers, customs agents... it will just be hard and extra logistics costs added to everything. And we will literally only have direct access to 5% of the worlds population without even more complexity and paperwork and friction added to supply chains, by crossing more than 1 boarder. By many estimates the UK has been set back by £100B annually, and have 0 of the intermediate trade barriers we should expect to have getting what they trade out to non-neighboring countries (they also are not setup as a resource economy, so just less trade friction in general).
Men with their heads in the clouds really need to learn to look our for wells.
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Yes, provinces were created because no one could agree on the best course on things when it was a million people hunkered around the St Lawrence. Even back then, they were #### that guy. I don't want them deciding things for me haha.
They then gave those provinces the constitutional control over all of the important things a government does. Health/Education/Infrastructure. That's all I care about. I would absolutely shred to pieces everything else on the budget. Defense, monetary and trade delegations of course are important but countries a tenth of the size of Canada seem to handle those just fine
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My MP wished me happy birthday. We've been in several different non-profit groups together. We know the same people, we go to the same events.
I've never met my MLA and I've never even seen a federal Liberal MLA in person. Which I've never really thought about before but I think it may be true haha.
This is transposition is kinda funny.
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The UCP are trampling on our rights and freedoms. Donate $200 to Alberta NDP and get $150 back on your taxes
For no reason at all I have recently been thinking about the quote "You cannot reason someone out of a position that they did not reason themselves into"
Well I literally explained this to you in my post in anticipation of this response. So I'll try again more slowly
Quebec showed us, the threat of separation can drive companies like CP and BMO out. You do know that there are non O&G companies contributing to Alberta's economy right? You do know that oil companies can move the majority of their employees, wages, incomes, sales.... out without moving their operations out right? you've been on this board saying ridiculously naive things for days, so you must at this point on some level comprehend that more than 1 thing happens daily in this province. Tiny, and low population land locked countries with governments that dont listen to their populous are not all that attractive for business stability.
As the UK showed us, when you leave an economic union, there are new and sometimes unexpected trade barriers. Even without taxes, I used the word trade barrier very thoughtfully. You will need extra paperwork, and customs brokers, customs agents... it will just be hard and extra logistics costs added to everything. And we will literally only have direct access to 5% of the worlds population without even more complexity and paperwork and friction added to supply chains, by crossing more than 1 boarder. By many estimates the UK has been set back by £100B annually, and have 0 of the intermediate trade barriers we should expect to have getting what they trade out to non-neighboring countries (they also are not setup as a resource economy, so just less trade friction in general).
Men with their heads in the clouds really need to learn to look our for wells.
I hadn't thought of the trade, but ya, Alberta would kinda have no choice but to join CUSMA, and if they got all Danielle Smith about the negotiations, they could get ignored pretty quickly and left with being forced to negotiate individual deals. What motivation would Canada have to help out Alberta? #### all, I would think.
I hadn't thought of the trade, but ya, Alberta would kinda have no choice but to join CUSMA, and if they got all Danielle Smith about the negotiations, they could get ignored pretty quickly and left with being forced to negotiate individual deals. What motivation would Canada have to help out Alberta? #### all, I would think.
See I'm thinking as the commodities trader I have been in my career, and not necessarily assuming Canada would go after Alberta with taxes, because of the distruptions it could cause their own supply chains. But I know the first few weeks of brexit were very difficult for transport, and that for any buyer all things being equal you buy domestic, because of the extra time/work/friction in crossing boarders.
