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Originally Posted by Daradon
Well the feds can't force them to spend 'better' or contribute more. All they could do is take away some of the carrot that is equalization payment, which I'd wouldn't be against. And that may (or may not) cause Quebec to re-prioritize.
I do get a little bored with all the griping about the payments from the west though, it's not nearly the issue they make it out to be, and on a percentage basis, Quebec isn't always even the biggest benefactor, though you'd never know it in Calgary.
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The biggest carrot that Canada can shake isn't the removal of equalization payments. But the isolation of Quebec in North America if they do separate. Their entry into any trade agreements would be conditional on Canada allowing them in.
Also the mass unemployment caused by the termination of all Quebec Federal Civil Servants.