Forget about blaming health care workers for sick time and overtime. The UCP government, which has concentrated all control of public health care in the premier’s and health minister’s offices, own this.
Sales tax in Alberta consists only of a federal consumption tax, the general goods and services tax (GST). Alberta is the only province in Canada with no provincial sales tax (PST).
Where the fuck does this come from a hidden tax. We don’t have a hidden tax at all, we have federal GST. If Alberta had a hidden 5% tax can anyone tell me why stuff costs the same in Saskatchewan and BC then they add a tax?
It’s hidden in the prices of goods so people don’t notice it’s there. It was 5% when I was there a number of years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_tax_in_Alberta
Alberta: We’ve balanced our budget based on the price of oil!
Oil: drops to a point where it’s worth less than the barrel it’s in.
Alberta: <surprised Pikachu>
Where the fuck does this come from a hidden tax. We don’t have a hidden tax at all, we have federal GST. If Alberta had a hidden 5% tax can anyone tell me why stuff costs the same in Saskatchewan and BC then they add a tax?