It wouldn’t be the same pay. But, they would be working, and providing taxes and local spending in their communities. The maritime provinces have a very high a

It wouldn’t be the same pay. But, they would be working, and providing taxes and local spending in their communities. The maritime provinces have a very high average age in part because many workers left for alberta. This cuts the tax base. That was my point. The workers do get a higher wage in Alberta, but most of this benefit is spend within Alberta or taxed there. Good for workers, good for Alberta....but not obviously a win for the rest of Canada. And again, Alberta didn’t have to pay for 18 years of schooling and child health care for these workers: that was paid by the home province.