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Originally Posted by Makarov
I appreciate your condolences. I'm trying to keep up as best I can. However, I'm still struggling with your post. I stated that "the way Quebec chooses to spend its provincial budget has no direct effect on the amount of equalization it receives." I don't understand what your reply has to do with that statement.
It is of course true that if Quebec received less money from the federal government in transfer payments, it would likely have to spend less on provincial programs. However, the same would be true of any province. Further, its a bit rich for Albertans to lecture Quebec about "fiscal responsibility" when your (well, our) provincial government spends more per capita than any other provincial government.
Lastly, I'm sure you feel entitled to every last drop of benefit from the ocean of petroleum that you are lucky enough to share an arbitrarily drawn political boundary with, but I am not sure that you are so entitled to it. However, that is a separate argument altogether.
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Are there any other nationally shared benefits from resources? I don't really know - honest question.
If not, why is oil the special case?