Die Albertaner sind „sehr unzufrieden“ mit ihrem Leben, die Menschen in Quebec sehr zufrieden: Umfrage
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/albertans-are-very-dissatisfied-with-their-lives-people-in-quebec-highly-satisfied-survey
Die Albertaner sind „sehr unzufrieden“ mit ihrem Leben, die Menschen in Quebec sehr zufrieden: Umfrage
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/albertans-are-very-dissatisfied-with-their-lives-people-in-quebec-highly-satisfied-survey
41 Kommentare
I bet they blame everyone but themselves.
Pull yourself up by your boot straps!!
Moving from BC to Alberta in 3 weeks.
Dissatisfied in BC, but will report back if I become „very“ dissatisfied in Alberta.
Who knew being spoon fed propaganda 24/7 from your provincial government telling you how terrible you have it would make people more miserable
Interesting. I wonder why? I’ve lived in BC and I live in AB and AB is so far way less stressful, less expensive by a significant margin, and generally just easier to „make it“ than BC. BC is pretty and has more natural amenities by a long shot, but life in Alberta has been better. I mean… I don’t think the interprovincial migration trends lie.
I like living in Alberta, I am just VERY dissatisfied with the government there.
For me the lower costs were no longer justified after living through a bust and having to deal with the local politics.
*In that case, the provincial government must be very unpopular amongst the general population…. Right? Right?*
I found that a lot of individuals who hold conservative values to be miserable, nice to see that happening in reality
And they will continue to blame the federal liberals instead of the provincial conservatives that are actually causing the problems.
One of them is constantly being fed ragebait, and is the target of foreign interference. You don’t even have to ask if someone is from AB, they tell you by complaining.
The other came up with Poutine and Montreal smoked meat sandwiches. Also the Bloc actually has to listen to the French to get wins. So for better or worse they get some of what they want.
Conservatives and Liberals listen to the highest bidder.
Obviously this is a gross simplification, but it seems to be true from living in Quebec as a kid and knowing a fair amount of Albertans from living in NL. Like, I’ve never seen a single person from QC or NL bring up privatizing healthcare in my life. Albertans will just bring it up at random during college class or at a bus stop.
Your social media and state propaganda are killing you
Which party has control of Alberta again?
Imagine that
The people that are being lied to by thier politicians about how they are under privileged and being taken advantage of feel under privileged and taken advantage of and the people that have a functioning government are functioning people
Who knew?
An important reminder that provincial government has the greatest impact on each Canadian’s individual life across most aspects
As someone in his 40s that lived both halves of his life in either of those provinces. I think it’s not about the money, or taxes, there is a culture of fun, excitement, exploring in Quebec and the maritimes. I feel that Alberta has become a „sea“ with 4 or 5 islands (Calgary, Edmonton, reddeer, The resource areas up north north, and smaller ones such as medicine hat, high river, Lethbridge, etc).
The weather in Quebec in the winter it’s great for snow mobiling and in the summer, I love my garden. I currently have 40-50 plants in the ground. Alberta weather is blessed with some chinooks in the winter, but no real summer where you can spend 6-7 months on the deck. YEs two of those months, you’ll need a heater, fire, or a heated blanket.
Yes taxes are higher and salaries are lower, but honestly, it’s a much funner life, more fulfilling life, close to large urban centres, rural escapes, and the US / Europe. My friend took a trip from montreal to europe for $600 recently. Took the via train that got him there in less than 45 minutes to the airports.. Coming back home, there are 4 or 5 transit systems that he took to get him home including the REM the fully automated system.
I know honestly feel, that Alberta needs a dose of „fun“ and „excitement“ in it, i went to visit my parents a few months ago, and it felt odd seeing the stores close so early, and outside of 17th ave in calgary and a couple of similar streets, I felt it was just a giant city with „copy/paste“ subdivisions. I think Alberta needs an injection of fun and excitement in its urban and rural cities
Great example, i had a few meetings in St. Hyacinthe, the other day, a town probably no one outside of Quebec has heard of. The restaurants, the Via rail connectivity, the conference centre, etc. were amazing. then you get to walk the big rivers that split most Quebec Cities. This is a similar story about Trois Rivieres our riviere du loup, Rimouski, etc. . Not sure I see the same experience back home in Alberta as for work, i got to spend a lot of time working in Red Deer, LEduc, LEthbridge, and a bit in the eastern part of the province.
Quebec is also very much about making Quebec Beautiful, attractive, and very transit / mobility friendly. Via Rail here runs at 160km/hr in some sections. Alberta, honestly, leverages the mountains a lot more than it leverages its walkability and connectediveness. Imagine of CAlgary had an Old calgary that rivaled View quebec … or edmonton had a section that rivaled „old montreal“ .
Everyone is getting all political but Quebec is just a more laid back place. I went to Quebec City and people just seemed happier there. Different way of life I guess, more social or something. Won’t speak for Alberta but Ontario is kind of dreary. Wake up, work, go home. Sleep. Repeat.
It’s funny how a provincial government actively attempting to prove that the government services they provided are garbage by making them so, leads to the dissatisfaction of the electorate who choose to point the blame towards the federal government.
I’m sure blaming Ottawa for something will help that situation…
Remind me whhich parties have been running that province for all but three out of the last 50 odd years…?
People in Alberta need to shut up and grow up. What a bunch of finger pointing babies.
Source: I live in Alberta.
You need to make your life your own stop comparing. If you’re not doing anything to improve your own situation daily you need to. If you don’t like your neighborhood do something to improve it. If you hate your job work actively to change your job. Satisfaction is a personal thing and it’s up to the individual to change their circumstances. Don’t look to government or even friends to change it for you. Life is what you make it not what someone makes it. It can be tough but set out every day one thing that will improve your life. It will be different for everyone
I can’t comment on Alberta, but when I compare to Québec to Ontario, I think I would be happier too LOL. Higher taxes, sure, but cheaper hydro, property taxes, residential water etc. Plus Montréal accounts for a lot of Québecers and is one of the most walkable, transitable cities in Canada.
Plus, if you are francophone only, you are missing out on a lot of the bleak world news and propganda lol
I heard one Quebec resident mention that being French speaking, they get so much less Bots, and doomposting and American media, and that makes them feel better as a whole.
I 100% believe them.
I find that pretty surprising TBH. It’s not obvious why Albertans would currently be less satisfied with life than other provinces, since on paper, its economic conditions are as good or better than most provinces.
But maybe the political polarization and division in Alberta is weighing on people: both with hardcore conservatives or separatists upset at the federal government, and left-leaning Albertans upset at their provincial government and worried about the risks of a separatist movement.
Politics can frustrate people in any province, but maybe the stakes just feel higher for people in Alberta, with more discontent on both ends of spectrum.
The full results by province:
>The quarterly survey, which polls Canadians over the age of 15, asked respondents: “Using a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means ‘Very dissatisfied’ and 10 means ‘Very satisfied’, how do you feel about your life as a whole right now?”
>Those who responded with 8, 9 or 10 were considered to have high life satisfaction.
>The data also broke down life satisfaction by province. At the top of the table, 57.3 per cent of Quebec residents reported high life satisfaction. This was followed by New Brunswick at 53.4 per cent, Newfoundland and Labrador at 51.3 per cent, and Nova Scotia at 49.1 per cent.
>At the other end of the ranking is Alberta, where just 38.1 per cent of respondents rated their life satisfaction highly. Ontario came in at 42 per cent, Saskatchewan at 43.8 per cent, British Columbia at 44.8 per cent, and Manitoba at 45.6 per cent.
Some other interesting results:
* 61.1 per cent of retired respondents reported high life satisfaction, compared with 42.7 per cent of those working at a paid job or business.
* Rural areas reported higher levels of life satisfaction than urban areas (55 per cent vs 44.8 per cent)
* life satisfaction between genders was more evenly split, with 45.6 per cent of men reporting high levels of life satisfaction compared to 46.5 per cent of women.
I remember another article recently that said a lot of “very dissatisfied” Albertans were “struggling high earners”, and I think that says a lot.
So the province most like the US is unhappy, and the province that’s most like Europe is happiest – might be a lesson there…
Honestly, as someone who has been there quite a bit, I think it’s culture more than anything, and it applies to Saskatchewan too. It is the only place where I experience people complaining non stop about how horrible the government is, or liberals are, or Easterners are, or Quebecers are, etc. It’s like complaining about others is a core part of their identity. I have never experienced the same in the rest of Canada and I’ve been all over.
I have pride in BC where I live and I think it’s good to work towards making things better. But I also don’t get the cross provincial hate. We’re all Canadian, I’ve been to Alberta and Quebec and I enjoyed and appreciated them both.
I grew up on the East Coast. I’m stuck in AB at the moment because I’ve sort of pigeon holed my career into a niche area and I don’t have the skills to look for work in other provinces. But having said that I enjoy living in AB. I love hiking and the outdoors. I can garden. I can fly my little RC aircraft. I don’t use social media outside of Reddit and I don’t own a television so I feel like I’m fairly well shielded from propaganda. I’m living quite comfortably on a middle class income and I’m not doing without. The only thing I’d move for at this point is a longer growing season.
Classic Nat Po stoking divisions to fit their narrative. Here’s the data:
### Life Satisfaction Ratings by Geography (Q2 2025)
| Geography | Rating 0 to 5 (%) | Rating 6 or 7 (%) | Rating 8, 9 or 10 (%) |
|—|—|—|—|
| **Canada (excluding territories)** | 23.0 | 30.9 | 46.1 |
| **Atlantic Region** | 20.9 | 28.1 | 51.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 21.9 | 26.7 | 51.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 21.2 | 28.7 | 50.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 22.0 | 28.9 | 49.1 |
| New Brunswick | 18.9 | 27.7 | 53.4 |
| Quebec | 14.8 | 27.9 | 57.3 |
| Ontario | 25.5 | 32.5 | 42.0 |
| Prairies Region | 28.3 | 31.3 | 40.5 |
| Manitoba | 27.3 | 27.0 | 45.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 26.0 | 30.1 | 43.8 |
| Alberta | 29.1 | 32.8 | 38.1 |
| British Columbia | 23.5 | 31.7 | 44.8 |
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310084301
The reality is that the Prairies are unhappy compared to the rest of Canada, and Quebec is above average.
Note that Manitoba with Wab Kinew outpaces Alberta and Saskatchewan. But I’m guessing that isn’t the narrative Nat Po is trying to push.
Some might even get the impression that an Alberta government that has blamed everyone else for their problems for decades instead of actually trying to improve the quality of life of their citizens might be a contributing factor.
Everyone is assuming this is due to some kind of brainwashing operation lmao
Could is be that life in Quebec is just objectively better? No that can’t be it.
Moved to Alberta from Newfoundland and am very satisfied.
Et pourtant ça va mal en chien au Québec alors c’est probablement juste une question d’attitude et non pas de péréquation.
Well, that tracks. Conservatives are miserable people.
As an Albertan, here’s my theory.
People have, for decades, come here for work. They’re perhaps more incented than most to make money. Not necessarily greedy, just perhaps focused on money more than others.
They are also surrounded by similar thinking people, not to mention the general fiscal conservative mentality of the province. Chicken egg?
When you then combine this with a popular narrative of being wronged by Ottawa, it is not surprising that many would state they are unhappy.
Is this everyone? Certainly not. But it’s a lot of people.
Personally, I think many Albertans are a particularly whiney bunch who don’t know how good they have it.
This, from a 6th generation Albertan.
Saskatchewan man is very dissatisfied with his life in Saskatchewan (me)
The Anglosphere countries are being poisoned by social media, fueled by the profits motives for more clicks.
If I wasn’t so bad at French, I physically just cant speak the language no matter how much I try, I would have moved to Quebec ages ago.
As a QC resident it’s subjective. Plenty of unhappy people here too, but maybe for different reasons.
Wonder if it has to do with where equalization payments go and where they are from?
They should probably stopped voting in UCP then
The people that pay higher taxes are happier than the … anti tax and anti union people.
That’s not gonna make it into the western standard