Canadians would be paying additional $1000 a year if it weren't for Alberta's contribution: report

HILL, LI: You’d pay higher taxes without Albertans’ outsized contribution to federal finances

Albertans will face a referendum this fall asking them if they want to begin the process to formally separate from Canada. The Smith government recently warned that separation could come with big costs for Albertans — but what about the rest of Canada?

Canadians would be paying additional $1000 a year if it weren't for Alberta's contribution: report

Alberta's net contribution over the past nine years is a projected $321.9 billion — nearly four times that of British Columbia.

Fraser Institute - Albertans' net contribution to federal finances save Canadian taxpayers in other provinces about $1,000 a year

Canadian income taxpayers outside Alberta would have to pay about $1,000 more in higher taxes every year to maintain Ottawa's current spending levels if not for Albertans' outsized (net) contr. . .