Chris Cousine

Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (CREC)
First Responder;
Educator, author.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@cnm5000 The Fraser Institute says otherwise.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

Colour me surprised...

[Cory Morgan @CoryBMorgan]

A short but scathing rundown from the Fraser Institute on the MOU Smith signed with Carney.

It ain't looking good.

https://t.co/Cro3HuCDPM

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@CoryBMorgan Rules for thee but not for me.

[Keith Wilson @ikwilson]

"Uh-oh" @nspector4

[Let Alberta Decide @LetABDecide]

The drain never stops.

Alberta’s wealth is being extracted in real time, climbing by about $634 every second.

That is money leaving Alberta families, workers, and businesses.

Send this to one Albertan who still thinks Ottawa is giving us a fair deal: https://t.co/WPS6rcMWrS

[Let Alberta Decide @LetABDecide]

For too long, Albertans have been told the issue is just equalization.

But Keith Wilson lays out the bigger truth.

Alberta does not have a real voice in Confederation because the system was never designed to give us one.

Join the movement: https://t.co/3dDFT5ke7M

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

https://t.co/gjssKtFeVI

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@RachelKryshak Salary cap certainly helps curb that to a degree.

[Nathan Zekveld @RevZekveld]

Two Canadian Conferences for you to go to in Western Canada in the next 4 months:

(1) Canadian Theopolitans Conference in Langley BC, featuring Rev. Dr. Peter Leithart and others on the Church at the Centre. September 18 & 19 - https://t.co/JVX1DybEp8

(2) God Keep our Land Conference in Cochrane AB, featuring Rev. Dr. Uri Brito and others on (Re)building Christian Community. October 16 & 17 - https://t.co/Ox9pjCm3A6

If you are a Christian and a Canadian, I would highly recommend going to one or both of these conferences.

@PLeithart @uribrito @CousineChris @crechurches

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@Christo39775311

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

Spoke with a boomer couple yesterday, not convinced of AB independence. Once I explained Clifford Sifton's quote from 1904, and how AB pays significant portions of 5 provinces budgets, and that OAS would double with independence, they were willing to vote 'yes'.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@Christo39775311 AB residents and businesses pay for 17% of Manitoba's provincial budget through federal transfer payments.
We pay 24% of PEI's budget.
We pay for 8.6% of Quebec's budget.
We pay 20% of NS and NB budget.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@Christo39775311 You still refuse to tell me what the equalization formula is.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@Booyah8 Obviously

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@dubsndoo Haven't watched a game since 2021.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@CailinasEirinn @ctvedmonton No, it's the name.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@ctvedmonton I haven't watched a game since 2021.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@Christo39775311 If true, then everyone is being robbed by our government. Agree?
Why do you ignore the equalization formula? Essentially, what is it?
It is a transfer of wealth from one area to another area.
Money collected from AB is transferred to 5 other jurisdictions.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@Booyah8 No, but the numbers strongly indicate that a doubling of OAS is not beyond reach.

[Chris Cousine @CousineChris]

@Christo39775311 This is such a disingenuous argument. Is it deliberate?
AB pays far more in tax than we receive in services. That's theft.
Second, what is the equalization formula? Why do we have it?
It's a transfer of wealth, and you know it.