Eliminating “overpayments" could reduce regional tensions.
canada's federal equalization program
Décembre 17, 2018
9:55AM
Quebec banned shale gas fracking and tightened rules for oil and gas drilling.
Décembre 14, 2018
11:43AM
Closing the income gap with the rest of Canada will require Quebec’s government to work to attract more investment.
Juillet 13, 2018
2:12PM
If federalism means anything, provinces must have real responsibilities.
Octobre 5, 2017
11:37AM
Jason Kenney, leadership candidate for Alberta’s United Conservative Party, called for reform to Canada’s equalization program.
Septembre 25, 2015
8:31AM
This fiscal year, Canada's federal government will send more than $68 billion in transfer payments to the provinces.
Août 20, 2015
11:40AM
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall’s call for changes to Canada’s system of equalization makes an overview of that system timely.
Décembre 23, 2014
10:00AM
Canada’s federal equalization program is motivated by good intentions. However, the program has unintended consequences, and creates perverse incentives that have allowed at least two “have-not” provinces to shun sensible economic opportunities.