Search

Search results

1. Alberta’s upcoming referendum bigger than equalization

   Reforms in the 1990s led to a marked decline in welfare dependency and reduced spending on social assistance. ...

2. Ottawa should make equalization more fair and shrink payments

   Albertans will likely vote on equalization in October. ...

3. Atlantic Canadians rely on programs that rely on Albertans

   Alberta’s role in federal programs such as equalization and national programs such as the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and employment insurance (EI) is important to all Canadians including Atlantic Canadians, given the reliance on these ...

4. Alberta’s outsized role in Canada matters for all Canadians

   Appeared in the Globe and Mail, June 23, 2020 Last week, Alberta’s “ Fair Deal Panel ” submitted its long-awaited report, which recommends Alberta conduct a referendum on equalization and consider withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan. All of this ...

5. Equalization is broken and needs fixing now

   Appeared in the National Post, June 18, 2020 While the full extent of the damage is not yet known, the economic consequences of the COVID recession have been severe. Millions are now unemployed and countless businesses have been shuttered, some forever. ...

6. Why Is Equalization Still Growing?

   Equalization is a federal government program that aims to provide all Canadians with access to comparable public services at comparable levels of taxation. To do this, it transfers federal tax dollars collected from taxpayers across the country directly ...