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Originally Posted by Weitz
If Transmountain is cancelled/permanently delayed, then the outcome is to put pressure on the Feds and demand concessions on a ton of stuff ala Quebec.
Currently 57% of Albertans want a referendum on it, I don't think its so they can say its fair.
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What pressure?
Let’s say the referendum succeeds. It gets taken to the Feds and they get the required 7 province 50% support and equalization is removed from the constitution.
The Feds now have 18 billion to do with what they please. Hell, they could continue paying equalization exactly the same way as now if they wanted to. Or give it 100% to Quebec.
This money won’t magically return to Alberta. Ottawa probably won’t reduce taxes because they no longer “have” to pay out equalization.
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