Alberta's Population Surge: A Boon or Bane?

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Alberta's Population Surge: A Boon or Bane?
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This article explores the unintended consequences of Alberta's population growth, fueled by government incentives and public statements from Premier Danielle Smith. While intended to boost the economy, the influx of residents has created unforeseen challenges for the province.

: Soothsayers predicting the Liberals’ complete collapse may want to clean their crystal balls. This moment is not so unique.

: In 2022, the United Conservative Party government launched a cross-country ad campaign for Canadians to move to Alberta for jobs, low-cost housing and economic opportunity. With so much gravel in this region, why does Alberta need to jeopardize such a valuable and popular site as Big Hill Springs Provincial Park, which attracts 250,000 visitors annually, by approving development of an adjacent gravel pit?

Trying to cope with, supervise and help a teenager who can exhibit extremely violent behaviour must be one of the most frightening and emotionally devastating problems that parents can face. Even Ms. Urback acknowledges that such a mental health disorder can be among the hardest problems to treat. And when starry-eyed officials, fans and seemingly sportswriters lap this up, it doesn’t just expose those still in the thrall of junior-high ideas of cool – it chips away at years of hard-won progress on a health problem that hurts us all.

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