Even though Alberta saw an increase in over 4,000 active businesses in the past two years, the total number is still lower than what we had the month the UCP were elected.

Even though Alberta saw an increase in over 4,000 active businesses in the past two years, the total number is still lower than what we had the month the UCP were elected.
Between December 2018 and December 2022, Alberta saw 1,872 fewer active business, the largest decline seen by any province in Canada during that period.
Not only that, but we have over 2,400 fewer active business since the UCP implemented the Job Creation Tax Cut, the worst performance of all the provinces in Canada. So much for being the economic engine of Canada.
We’ve seen the worst performance of all the provinces in Canada. So much for being the economic engine of Canada.
We’ve seen the worst performance of all the provinces in Canada. So much for being the economic engine of Canada.
We’ve seen the worst performance of all the provinces in Canada. So much for being the economic engine of Canada.
This was the worst performance of all the other provinces in Canada.
Between June 2019—the last month before the Job Creation Tax Cut came into effect—and June 2022, Alberta saw the largest loss in the number of active businesses of all the provinces in Canada.
Between May 2019—two months before the Job Creation Tax Cut came into effect—and May 2022, Alberta has seen the largest loss in the number of active businesses of all the provinces in Canada.
Conservative politicians cut taxes so they can give their rich donors more money. After all, taxes are applied to profits, not revenue, and lower taxes means more profits. But that doesn’t sell well with the public, so they tell us that low taxes creates jobs. Except tax cuts don’t create jobs. Let me explain. Companies […]