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Originally Posted by Makarov
I've never understood why people get worked up about equalization. The only reason why Albertans pay more and receive less is because Alberta is (unfairly) blessed with far more natural resources than any other province. That's the whole point of the program: to remedy the unfair distribution of natural resources in Canada.
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I think there is a good discussion around things like non market sale of hydro electric resources in Manitoba which lowers royalty production and potential capacity of extractive industries versus installed capacities. Essentially if you want to participate you should be developing natural resources you have access to.