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Old 01-22-2015, 03:26 PM   #277
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Originally Posted by Brewmaster View Post
There are a few issues with comparing Alberta to Norway. First one is that Norway is a Nation and is not subject to equalization payments like the province of Alberta. The fact is over $16 billion in equalization were directed to Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI in the 2013-2014 year. The majority of this money is coming from Alberta.
That's not how equalization works.
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