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Old 01-17-2007, 09:44 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by CrusaderPi View Post
Here's the thing. The government of Canada doesn't release information about who pays in. I got the 11.1 billion number from an article in the Edmonton Journal early last year, but it isn't in the archive, at least not where I can find it.

I am working on some creative ways of showing you these numbers, but as of now, I've got nothing but a memory.
According to Wikipedia (I know), Alberta pays around $1.1 billion annually in equalization payments.

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