>NOTE: Beginning February 2009 Alberta will have FREE healthcare. There will be no charge whatsoever.
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>Come one, Grady. TANSTAAFL! Someone somewhere is paying for it since it is government subsidized. So I am wondering which taxes are actually paying for it - like what percentage of your income goes to the government right off the top as income tax and what percentage is VAT and so on....

Alberta has a huge income from oil revenues. There is no sales tax in Alberta, and their income and property taxes are lower than most other places in Canada. They can afford it.