When government gives some people the right to take things from other people, the powerful often do the taking.
equalization
November 3, 2021
3:21PM
Ottawa raised $280 billion more from Albertans than it spent in Alberta from 2007 to 2019.
August 4, 2021
5:00PM
Alberta received just $249 million in payments despite a revenue loss of $7.2 billion.
July 7, 2021
3:18PM
Currently, equalization payments increase in line with nominal GDP growth.
June 30, 2021
8:50AM
Albertans will likely vote on equalization in October.
June 17, 2021
11:12AM
In 2019/20, equalization comprised 21 per cent of provincial government revenue in Prince Edward Island.
March 26, 2021
2:06PM
Quebec reduced its debt-to-GDP ratio by 3.4 per cent.
August 25, 2020
1:00AM
June 18, 2020
10:12AM
The fiscal capacity gap between “have” and "have-not" provinces has shrunk from 27 per cent to 6 per cent.