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Originally Posted by Goriders
Does that impact quebec at all with thier pension? I’m not sure how you would tie them together. I don’t think pension monies are accounted for in the equalization formulas.
So I guess I doubt it?
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What I'm suggesting is that if the other provinces (as in their citizens, not just governments) see Alberta pulling further ahead of them at their expense they will come up with something to redistribute that increased Albertan wealth (such as asking the federal government to change to equalization formula, not an effect under the current one). Alberta is unlikely to be able to enrich itself at the expense of the rest of a federation that is designed to redistribute wealth, and invites a reaction by trying.
Nobody is going after Quebec's wealth because they have the political clout and they're also a have-not province, so no it does not apply to Quebec.