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Originally Posted by MarchHare
What does that even mean? The government of Alberta doesn't make equalization payments. Transfer payments come from the general revenue of the federal government, collected from taxpayers in every province and territory. Is he saying that Alberta won't receive equalization this year, despite the economic situation? Or does our provincial finance minister not even know how equalization works?
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Maybe those who understand this also understand that this is still a transfer of wealth from Alberta to other provinces, and we just don't care to be obtuse about it.