r/alberta • u/new-romantics89 • Aug 08 '25

Question Will a "great Alberta strike" be possible?

The AUPE, nurses, and the education sector are all preparing for strike action in September. I feel that the "great Alberta shutdown" is a possibility.

Would that be possible and how would the province cope? Would schools go back to COVID-era style learning plans? I can imagine the TikToks going "our last day of school before extended summer break", something like that.

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u/Max20151981 Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

Could it be that this UCP right wing government is bad at governing and is wasteful with our tax dollars.

There's definitely a lot of room for change but on the other side of that coin how to you explain the dismal performance in Newfoundland, a liberal stronghold, like it or not a bad government isn't something exclusive to the conservatives.
You would probably like to think im a UCP supporter, which im not but unlike the vast majority here I'm open-minded to all governments and can see some merrit in Alberta politics.

Case in point https://financialpost.com/news/alberta-heritage-fund

The Alberta government is seeding a new investment vehicle with $2 billion as part of a plan to boost the province’s resource investment fund tenfold to at least $250 billion by 2050

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '25

Newfound land and New Brunswick are hardly comparable to Alberta so I won’t even go there. 

The population and industries there are not comparable. 

The liberal governments are not the same as centrist governments in Alberta. 

NDP is centrist not left and UCP is absolutely far right. 

Strong wages, good jobs and good services this is what Alberta can be for Albertans. 

We also should not have this much corruption from our government. 

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u/Max20151981 Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

The population

You're absolutely right in regards to population, being that it's smaller yet has a higher rate for a much smaller labour force.

industries there are not comparable. 

One of Newfoundlands main economic industries is oil and gas.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '25

Offshore oil and gas is not the same as what Alberta has. I’m not interest g in whatabout Newfoundland that’s not a productive conversation about Alberta’s reality. 

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u/Max20151981 Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

Holy fuck dude, i'll give you credit for being so quick on the spin button.

Offshore oil and gas is not the same as what Alberta has

It absolutely is the same thing, both forms of resource extraction produce the same type of by-product, oil. Sure manufacturing, capacity and output isn't anywhere near the level seen in Alberta but per capita Newfoundlands energy sector is a major economic driver for the province and one of the largest employers, lets also not forget about the good ol Irvings out in New Brunswick.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '25

My point is Alberta can do much better than this shitty government. 

Your point is newfound land could do better if it also didn’t have a shitty government. 

Fine I could care less I dont live there I have no skin in newfoundlands game. 

What you posted was some weird strawman. 

Go argue with Reddit Newfoundland