Equalization Payments
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Alberta moves forward on equalization referendum, with vote proposed in OctoberIf passed, the referendum would be held in conjunction with municipal elections Oct. 18.CanadaJun 7, 2021
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Kenney ‘profoundly disappointed’ in federal transfers for AlbertaPremier Jason Kenney reiterated his government's plans to hold a referendum on scrapping equalization.PoliticsDec 18, 2020
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Provinces missed out on $14.5B in equalization payments due to rule change: PBOThe spending watchdog's review of a decade of federal payments to provinces showed that federal coffers have saved $14.5 billion over that time.CanadaSep 3, 2020
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Alberta premier promises referendum on equalization reformKenney says he will call a referendum on pushing Ottawa for a better deal on equalization payments as well as explore the province cutting ties with the RCMP and leaving the Canada Pension Plan.CanadaJun 17, 2020
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Ignore the Buffalo Declaration if you wish, but don’t ignore what’s happening in AlbertaWe're free to disagree with the Buffalo Declaration, but Rob Breakenridge says we ignore the issues it raises at our peril.CommentaryFeb 22, 2020
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Alberta MPs issue Buffalo Declaration to call on Ottawa to address western alienationFour Conservative MPs have published an online manifesto decrying what they call the unfair treatment of Alberta within Confederation and a lack of acknowledgement that the province is a "culturally distinct region."PoliticsFeb 21, 2020
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Finance ministers to push Morneau for health care, stabilization funds at meetingThe country's finance ministers are meeting in Ottawa Tuesday, with more federal help for resource-dependent provinces such as Alberta on the agenda.PoliticsDec 17, 2019
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Ottawa needs to improve fiscal stabilization for all provinces: Donna HarpauerSaskatchewan wants the $60 per capita limit on stabilization payments dropped and the qualifying threshold for non-resource revenues lowered.CanadaDec 16, 2019
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Equalization sparks western anger; 1 economist says that anger is a political toolBig-E and Small-E equalization are both worthy of discussion, but one retired economics professor really wants Albertans and all Canadians to understand the differences first.PoliticsDec 9, 2019
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Provinces demand changes to fiscal stabilization program — here’s what that meansWhile meeting in Mississauga, Ont. Monday, premiers tried to find consensus on key issues ahead of their meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.PoliticsDec 2, 2019
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