From a few articles back..
"Ottawa is offering an eight-year deal that would give the province 100 per cent of offshore oil revenues.
But it would include a cap to keep Newfoundland and Labrador from surpassing the per capita tax revenue of Ontario. "
Sounds reasonable to me. Lets see... who benefits the most from equalization payments? Want to walk away from that hand that feeds you? Why shouldn't you have your welfare cut once you have a means of sustaining yourself? Fact is, you need us more than we need you. Most of those East Coast oil and gas plays are not panning out, don't think this is going to be a huge bonanza like it is for Alberta...
Bravo to the feds for standing up to renegade provinces.... now if it would only do that to all of them....
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