How important is equity in service provision among provinces to Alberta? What does equity in fiscal capacity of the provinces contribute to stable social, business and political environments which translates to greater wealth? What value is there in providing population floors among provinces to Alberta?
Critically, how did equalization maintain Alberta's population and service delivery when it was a have-not agricultural province and did that gestate investment in the province when oil was discovered?
Again, it's a complex question and not one easily answered through gritted teeth and the sense of victimhood of having to pay for those undeserving others.
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