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Cross-Provincial Analysis

Across Canada

Same Playbook, Different Province

Conservative premiers across Canada are using identical tactics — the same language, the same mechanisms, often within months of each other. This page shows the receipts.

Alberta passes the Sovereignty Act; 107 days later, Saskatchewan closely mirrors it — same language, same mechanisms, same targets.

3+
Provinces
9
Shared Policies
34+
Same Language Used
8+
Connected Cases
See the step-by-step evidence

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They Blame Ottawa. Here's the Math.

Provincial responsibility
Federal share

Healthcare Worker Shortage

85% provincial
Provincial: 85%
Federal: 15%

Provincial policy is the PRIMARY driver of healthcare worker shortages. Bill 124 alone drove "tens of thousands" of nurses out according to ONA.

Education Funding Crisis

90% provincial
Provincial: 90%
Federal: 10%

Education is 100% provincial jurisdiction. The $3.2 billion funding gap is entirely a provincial choice.

Healthcare System Strain

80% provincial
Provincial: 80%
Federal: 20%

Ontario's Bill 124 alone drove "tens of thousands" of nurses out according to ONA. Federal health transfers actually INCREASED. The crisis is provincial.

Housing Affordability Crisis

65% provincial
Provincial: 65%
Federal: 35%

Immigration is only 15% of the housing crisis. Provincial zoning that blocks density is 40%. The Greenbelt scandal showed where provincial priorities actually lie.

Grocery Price Increases

92% provincial
Provincial: 92%
Federal: 8%

Bank of Canada: carbon tax adds 0.15% to food inflation. Meanwhile Loblaws posted $2.2 billion in profit. The "carbon tax on groceries" is a distraction from corporate profiteering.

Electricity Price Increases

86% provincial
Provincial: 86%
Federal: 14%

Ontario's electricity prices rose dramatically due to provincial decisions—gas plant cancellations, Hydro One privatization, and above-market renewable contracts. Carbon pricing is a fraction.

Sources: Financial Accountability Office of Ontario, Parliamentary Budget Officer, Bank of Canada. See individual case pages for full citations.

What Other Provinces Did Differently

Housing Policy Approach

Conservative
0
affordability improvement
Greenbelt reversal benefited developers (later scandal). MZOs bypass municipal planning. Weakened rent control on new builds.
Ont.
NDP Alternative
+20k
homes returned to market
BC created $500M Rental Protection Fund. Doubled speculation tax. Launched BC Builds for middle-income housing.
B.C.

Healthcare Worker Retention

Conservative
-15k
nurses who left Ontario
Bill 124 capped wages at 1% for 3 years. Alberta froze healthcare wages during pandemic. Nova Scotia relied on expensive agency nurses.
Ont.Alta.Sask.N.S.
NDP Alternative
+2k
healthcare workers added (MB)
Manitoba committed $500M over four years for healthcare recruitment. BC expanded training seats and loan forgiveness.
Man.B.C.

Education Funding

Conservative
-2k
per-student cut (ON)
Ontario cut $1,500/student since 2018 (inflation-adjusted). Increased class sizes. Reduced special education funding.
Ont.
NDP Alternative
+104.0M
additional investment (MB)
Manitoba invested $104M increase. Universal school nutrition program launched. Maintained smaller class sizes.
Man.

NDP-governed provinces provide a natural control group. When they make different policy choices, outcomes differ — proving the Conservative results aren't inevitable.