Saskatchewan rallies behind Newfoundland to fight equalization
Earlier today, NL Finance Minister Siobhan Coady and Justice Minister John Hogan announced the provincial government was heading to court to fight the Liberals on the current equalization formula, arguing NL is unfairly missing out on billions.
UCP MLA says Quebec would have left Canada if they had to pay into equalization
Alberta MLA Jason Stephan echoed the sentiments of many Albertans indifferent with the province’s position in confederation, citing the unfairness of the equalization program as one of many instances of vast disparity.
The ‘Alberta Agenda’ rages on in quest to end equalization
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and several academics wrote the Alberta firewall letter over twenty years ago to examine Alberta’s path to increased autonomy. At the forefront of the Alberta Agenda is Canada’s equalization program.