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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
True, but it should also go without saying that we send to Ottawa far more than we get back.
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from the wiki page on equalization payments:
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Quebec and Ontario will receive the most from equalization payments in the 2012-2013 year.[4]
However, per capita, PEI benefits the most. In the 2012-2013 year, the following provinces will receive equalization payments:[4]
- Quebec ($7.391 billion)
- Ontario ($3.261 billion)
- Manitoba ($1.671 billion)
- New Brunswick ($1.495 billion)
- Nova Scotia ($1.268 billion)
- Prince Edward Island ($337 million)
The following provinces will not qualify for equalization payments in 2012-2013:[4]
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- British Columbia
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equaliz...ents_in_Canada
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