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jamie_cayesterday at 8:31 PM2 repliesview on HN

You're rounding both ways to exaggerate your point. 2024 numbers, Stats Canada (via Wikipedia) has Alberta at 11.9% population, and 15.25% GDP.

They (and Sask too) do swing on the higher end in GDP per capita, but it's not a 2:1 by any stretch.


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throw0101cyesterday at 8:53 PM

> […] 15.25% GDP.

Which isn't that far off from BC's 13.80%:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_provinces_and...

tempestnyesterday at 9:30 PM

And this is mostly thanks to the oil sands. Will that always be the economic engine it is today?