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Whenitcomestotaxesandroyalties,wageforpublicsectorworkersandlevelsofspendingonpublic

services,weveheardalotofmisinformation,someobfuscationandevenoutrightlies.

Itstimetosettherecordstraight.

Albertaisinthemiddleofthepackwhenitcomestopublicspendingperperson.Thesameistrueforpublic

revenuegeneratedbytaxesandroyalties.

Eventhoughoureconomyisrunningredhotandwehaveanabundanceofvaluableresources,provinceslike

SaskatchewanandManitobacollectmorepublicrevenueperpersonthanwedo.

Sure,wagesforgovernmentworkers,doctorsandnursesarehigh,butwagesarehighforeveryoneherein

Alberta

compared

to

other

provinces.

In

fact,

the

average

hourly

wage

is

about

$3.50

higher

in

Alberta

than

intherestofCanada.

Andwhenitcomestogovernmentspendingasashareoftheoveralleconomy,werankdeadlast.Toputit

anotherway,despitethemythofoverspending,nootherprovincespendslessonpublicservicesasashareof

itseconomythanAlberta.

InaprovinceasstrongandeconomicallyvibrantasAlberta,whydowekeeprunningoutofmoneyforvital

publicserviceslikeeducationandhealthcare?Thefactsareclear: Itsbecausewehavearevenueproblem,

notaspendingproblem.Andtheonlysolutionisrevenuereform.

Albertaseconomy

is

red

hot

Albertaranks1st (averagedover2012)

Alberta Canada

Populationgrowth 2.5% 1.1%

Unemploymentrate 4.7% 7.3%

Retailsalesgrowth 8.9% 3.1%

RealGDPgrowth 5.1% 2.6%

Employmentgrowth 2.8% 1.0%

(Source: GovernmentofAlberta)

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Percapitaspendingandrevenue

ProvinceSpending

percapitaRank Province

Revenue

percapitaRank

Newfoundlandand

Labrador$12,858 1 Newfoundlandand

Labrador$12,029 1

Manitoba $11,384 2 Manitoba $10,932 2

PEI $10,848 3 NewBrunswick $10,600 3

NewBrunswick $10,842 4 Saskatchewan $10,455 4

Alberta $10,623 5 Alberta $10,394 5

Saskatchewan $10,367 6 PEI $10,336 6

NovaScotia $10,078 7 NovaScotia $9,772 7

BC $9,490 8 BC $9,324 8

Ontario $9,359 9 Ontario $8,307 9

Quebec $8,800 10 Quebec $8,137 10

(Sources: GovernmentBudgetEstimates,StatisticsCanadaCANSIMtable0510001forpopulation)

Spendingasapercentageofthesizeofoureconomy

(Sources: 2012BudgetEstimates,2012GDPforecastsfromRoyalBankofCanada)

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Albertawagescomparedtootherprovinces(averagehourlywage)Occupation Albertawage Ontariowages Difference

Constructiontrades

$28.09/hour

$25.59/hour

$2.50

more

in

Alberta

Seniormanagers $58.95/hour $49.83/hour $9.12morein

Alberta

Labourers $19.73/hour $16.85/hour $2.88morein

Alberta

Cooks $14.66/hour $13.81/hour $0.85morein

Alberta

(Source: StatisticsCanada,LabourForceSurveyCANSIMTable2820069,December2012update)

(Source: StatisticsCanada,LabourForceSurveyCANSIMTable2820069,December2012update)

Albertasaveragehourlywage,at$27.47,isthehighestinCanada Albertaworkersgetpaid$3.53/houror15%morethanthenationalaverage

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SecondlowestlevelofpublicservicepercapitainCanada

Ontariohasthelowest,Albertaissecondlowest

(Source: StatisticsCanadaCANSIMtable1830002fornumberofgovernmentworkersandCANSIMtabledata0510001forpopulation)

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