P. Logan, you are wrong to say that it is a figment of Conservative Albertans’ imagination that there is a definite dislike of Albertans’.  While on holiday in the US, we, two former Albertan’s sat down at an open air market and were joined by two other couples.  One from Ontario and one from BC.  The Ontario couple gleefully said, “well I bet you just love that Alberta is getting theirs.”  And the couple from BC agreed.  This is not fantasy, it is fact.  When people from Alberta drive into BC, the fact that they have a ‘red’ licence plate causes anger.  I don’t know where you live, but if it is in BC or Ontario, you must have your head in the sand if you are not aware of the angst toward Alberta.  

I met a YMCA representative and he was talking about the drop in revenue from Alberta and went on to add they pay more for their membership than any where else in Canada.  Why? Because they can afford it.  Same at the grocery store.  It is not cheap to live in Alberta.