Ooooh.... only those with very short memories - or rabid right wing genes -   
   will forget just how often "Otttawa" (aka the taxpayers of the rest of Canada)   
   'worked for Alberta'.  Seems CANADIANS work for Alberta every time Alberta   
   screws up its resources -   
    whether in agriculture or environment.     
      
   Take it to your Conservative crowds, Kenney.  The rest of us know just how   
   much your incompetence, arrogance and continued Conservative bleating is   
   costing us.   
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   CBC News · Posted: Dec 09, 2019   
      
   'It's about time Ottawa started working for Alberta,' Kenney says   
      
   Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is in Ottawa today with a detailed plan for   
   federal support he says will help his province grapple with a prolonged   
   commodity price slump that has left the economy reeling.   
      
   Speaking at a lunchtime reception in Ottawa, Kenney said for decades Alberta   
   has been an outsized contributor to the Canadian economy and the federal   
   treasury, and now it's time for Ottawa to lend some support by implementing a   
   five-point plan Kenney has    
   dubbed the "fair deal for Alberta."   
      
   "We've have been working for Ottawa for too long; and it's about time Ottawa   
   started working for Alberta," Kenney said. "Ottawa needs to stop making it   
   harder for us to jump-start our economy."   
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   A refresher course:   
      
   2013 Alberta floods       (Wiki)   
      
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   Harper, Redford and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi took a helicopter tour of   
   flood-damaged areas on the afternoon of June 21, and discussed the trilateral   
   co-operation to the flood response.[71]   
      
   It was announced in 2013 that $2 billion was earmarked from the government's   
   Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements for the province and that the   
   government was seeking a $689-million increase in funding for the program from   
   parliament.   
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   The Canadian Press - Posted Nov 12, 2013   
      
   Federal government compensating Alberta $2.8 billion for flood claims   
      
   CALGARY – Ottawa has earmarked $2.8 billion to pay for Alberta’s flood   
   recovery costs.   
      
   Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney told reporters Tuesday the amount is   
   90 per cent of the $3.1 billion in claims that Alberta submitted following   
   devastating floods that hit southern Alberta in June.   
      
   The federal government reimburses provinces for up to 90 per cent of approved   
   claims under the disaster assistance agreement between Ottawa and the   
   provinces.   
      
   “Big picture? This is going to be a huge, huge federal fiscal commitment to   
   post-flood reconstruction efforts in Alberta and the $2.8 billion I do not   
   anticipate that will be the end of it,” Kenney said.   
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   In 2016, the Liberals handed out a cheque of $300 million to help with the   
   recovery of the Fort McMurray wildfire.  It also matched donations from the   
   Red Cross which was another $90 million.   
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   As of 2017, Alberta's designated Forest Protection Area stretched from north   
   to south of the province along the western border with British Columbia.[53]   
      
   At the federal level, Natural Resources Canada on May 30, announced a $500,000   
   grant to the Canmore-based Rockies Institute, to develop a "multi-partner,   
   multi-year" "wildfire resilience project" project called "Fire With Fire".   
      
   In the fall of 2018, the Institute submitted their project for funding under   
   the federal government's Building Regional Adaption Capacity and Expertise   
   (BRACE) program, which is "under the umbrella of the federal government's $18   
   million strategic    
   investment program—Adaptation and Climate Resilience.   
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   2019 Alberta wildfires   
      
   By the evening of May 30, there were 600 firefighters in Alberta and more on   
   the way, from other provinces, including British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec,   
   New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, and Prince Edward Island.   
      
   According to the federal Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale, on the   
   evening of May 31, the province of Alberta requested assistance with "the   
   massive forest fires" near High Level and Slave Lake. In response the Canadian   
   Armed Forces were mobilized    
   to support evacuations, medical assistance, among other things.   
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   Ya know what, Kenney? . .  shove it up your well-oiled ass.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)