When WE got rid of Kenney with the majority of the push coming from groups like FB’s Holding MLA’s Accountable, they took credit for that piggy backing on it. NOW they are “calling for a referendum” regarding the APP? DS has already stated there will be a referendum once the figures have been given to the UCP, WHY is David not giving the party credit where credit is due? Maybe it’s just a bad day but he annoys me.
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Feds' equalization program flaws led to $10.5B in overpayments: Report
'Have not' provinces such as Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes rewarded at the expense of 'have' provinces such as Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan: Fraser Institute
The federal equalization program is broken, resulting in $10.5 billion in overpayments to “have not” provinces such as Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, at the expense of “have” provinces such as Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.
The fiscally conservative think tank says the overpayments have occurred since 2018 because of a design flaw introduced in 2009 known as the fixed growth rate rule linking annual payments to the growth rate of the economy, which was intended to cap annual equalization increases.
The program, one of the largest components of federal transfer payments to the provinces, is supposed to ensure all provinces are able to provide comparable public services at comparable levels of...