An Alberta group has set up billboards in downtown Toronto telling resident’s Canada needs Alberta’s economic contribution if the country is going to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic..The billboard shows Alberta’s net contribution to the country compared to a much smaller Ontario’s..“Canada needs to unshackle every province’s economy to get out of this jobs and fiscal crisis, but Alberta’s potential in particular is held back by existing federal barriers as well as fears of those to come,” said Fairness Alberta Executive Director Dr. Bill Bewick. . POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“This billboard shows Ontario and Alberta have been covering a big tab for federal spending in the have-not provinces – if Alberta’s contributions fall away there’s a massive imbalance that will persist long after COVID.”.Fairness Alberta, a newly-formed grassroots, non-partisan, and non-independence association of concerned citizens, aims to increase awareness across the country related to Albertans’ major contributions to Canada, while also providing factual information on the federal policies like the looming Green Plan programs that are anticipated to undermine Alberta’s prosperity further.. Screen-Shot-2020-09-21-at-9.45.56-AM-1Alberta billboard .“There’s a tremendous amount at stake as we navigate our way through the current crisis,” said Bewick..“We want Canadians here on Bay Street and across the country thinking about how critical Alberta’s productivity has been to Canada’s economy and federal budgets.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
