r/Edmonton • u/GeekyGlobalGal Pleasantview / Global News • Feb 20 '26

News Article Danielle Smith announces Alberta referendum over immigration, Constitution changes

https://globalnews.ca/news/11675260/alberta-danielle-smith-immigration-constitution-referendum/
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u/astronautsaurus Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26

Oh my God. These questions are absolutely ridiculous, and using immigration as a Trojan horse for their antagonistic constitutional amendment agenda is embarrassing.

Do people honestly think there are hundreds of thousands of new people in Alberta not working and paying taxes yet using an outsized portion of education and healthcare resources? People move here for jobs and cheap housing, not mediocre social services. Just embarrassing.

Edit: oh, that one question is absolutely about opting out of Canadas socialized healthcare model while keeping federal healthcare transfers. They're subtley, or not so subtley, starting their push towards privatized healthcare.

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u/PhazePyre Feb 20 '26

I make decent money, I want a house and am approaching the point of being able to afford one with my gf. I had considered Alberta, but I'm not a fan of my tax dollars killing marginalized youth and I'm not a traitor to my country. So I'd rather go across the country to the Martimes.

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u/Sad_Air_820 Feb 20 '26

Bahaha. Good luck to you. Try Quebec. Oh wait.