XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, talk.politics.misc, edm.general   
   XPost: can.general   
   From: zed@is.dead   
      
   On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:42:35 -0700   
   %  wrote:   
      
   > Mars Sellus wrote:   
   > > On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:33:31 -0800   
   > > Alan  wrote:   
   > >      
   > >> The Liberal government of Canada has not SPENT $50 billion.     
   > >    
   > > They fuckigng HAVE - several times over too, ya lying shitstain:   
   > >    
   > > https://brooksbulletin.com/liberals-spent-large-amount-to-be   
   efit-this-province/#:~:text=Since%201950%2C%20federal%20Liberal%   
   0governments,assets%20that%20primarily%20benefit%20Alberta.   
   > >    
   > > Since 1950, federal Liberal governments have spent approximately   
   > > $50 billion in 2024 dollars on projects and assets that primarily   
   > > benefit Alberta. On a per capita basis, that equals roughly $10,700   
   > > per Albertan, more than three times the comparable figure for   
   > > Ontario and more than double that of Quebec. This is a very   
   > > conservative estimate. The largest reason is the Trans Mountain   
   > > Expansion, a federally owned megaproject built to move Alberta oil   
   > > to tidewater. Ottawa has spent roughly $35 billion purchasing and   
   > > constructing that pipeline, paying private contractors and   
   > > suppliers to expand export capacity for Alberta’s oil industry. No   
   > > other province has received anything comparable. Beyond Trans   
   > > Mountain, Alberta has also received billions in federal   
   > > infrastructure funding for municipalities, direct payments to   
   > > private companies for energy and industrial projects, and sustained   
   > > federal spending on national parks, research facilities, and other   
   > > federal assets located in the province. Ontario and Quebec also   
   > > receive substantial federal investment, approximately $49 billion   
   > > and $40 billion respectively, but those amounts are spread across   
   > > far larger populations and many smaller projects.   
   > >    
   > > https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-defence-spending-pbo-1.7128115   
   > >    
   > > Cost of Liberal government's defence plan has jumped by $50B, PBO   
   > > says Projected cost of new equipment over 20-year period has risen   
   > > to nearly $215 billion, assessment shows   
   > >    
   > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dfgxyzc208   
   > > The Conservatives pushed the Carney government for a budget during   
   > > question period in the House of Commons on Thursday after the   
   > > Liberals tabled a $486 billion spending plan last week. “They’re   
   > > asking taxpayers to sign a blank check for half a trillion dollars   
   > > that will inevitably lead to inflation,” said Haldimand—Norfolk MP   
   > > Leslyn Lewis.    
   > >    
   > >      
   > i'd worry about what my country is doing   
      
   Yet you Canuickleheads don't.   
      
   You spend all your time carping about big brudda (USA) and you know it.   
      
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