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‘It’s just cruel’: Low income transit pass provincial funding stripped from Calgary, Edmonton (livewirecalgary.com)

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Calgary could have to fully fund the Low Income Transit Pass (LITP) moving forward, as the Alberta government has pulled their contribution to the affordability measure.

“I don’t think there’s any way to explain this other than saying it’s just cruel. This is an absolute cruelty to low-income Calgarians who absolutely need this funding to be able to get through their lives,” she said, noting that it’s another example of the province offloading costs to municipalities.

“They’re expecting us to find the money somewhere to make this whole, and you also know what that means – that impacts your property taxes.”

The mayor said Calgary already foots 83 per cent of the $38 million – or $31.8 million.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

This province just seems full of cruel people, that are cruel for no reason. I mean yeah, the UCP, low hanging fruit. But other non-political people even, Albertans need to fucking relax and realize that most of them got it pretty god damn good. They need to be speaking up against this, and telling their elected officials that this isn't ok. You know, protecting their more vulnerable neighbours. But they won't, because I've never met so many self centered people as I have here.

Obviously not saying we can blanket apply this to everyone, like I've met some awesome Albertans too. But the selfish, cruel ones outnumber them like 10 to 1. Maybe it's the fact that there's historically been a higher standard of living here, which is also something these people should be ashamed of as well, that they've let this evaporate with horseshit like this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But the selfish, cruel ones outnumber them like 10 to 1.

I think a vocal minority causes that perception, but it's probably not reflective of the whole.

Provincial NDP enjoyed 44% of the popular vote in the last AB provincial election. BC NDP for reference was 47%.

Ontarians are 50% more likely than an Albertan to hold the belief that abortions should never be legal.

BC's hate crime rate is the highest in the country.

I guess my point is that anecdotes are anecdotes, stats are stats. There are fucks in every province. I think people would be surprised to see how little variation there is between the statistical attitudes between their glorious home province and the backwards savages in AB.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Oh absolutely there are fuckheads in every province. Statistics will definitely show you that. It's the vitrol that the opinions come with, at least in my super non scientific, totally anecdotal observations, that always takes me by surprise a bit. Albertas are really really passionate with their ugliness, in my observations, and that's absolutely unique to this province. I think even people just observing can agree with that. You are right too, that it's very likely the vocal minority skewing the perception, but the perception is still the perception. I've met some really great Albertans, and some really shitty Ontarians and BC'ers. But the ugliness casts a shadow here.