Wouldn't this encourage those provinces to further develop the natural resources they have in order to make up for the lost equalization payments?
Saskatchewan is VERY rich in natural resources like oil and gas and other minerals, but they don't do a very extensive job to exploit them. It seems they'd rather farm, sit on the losses and reap the benefits of government hand outs.
Newfoundland refuses to develop it's offshore O&G fields unless the companies doing it are giving the government a sweet, sweet deal. Why not establish a government operated exploration company then?
Serriously, I don't understand why some people are perfectly satisfied to act like this and not behave in a fashion that is self supporting. Canada could be an economic powerhouse if our populace weren't such whiners.
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