Premier David Eby asserts B.C. is not seeing its fair share in federal equalization, including federal funding for BC Ferries ...

Equalization is a symbol of what it means to be Canadian and a pillar of our social and economic bargain that allows Alberta to run more of its own affairs. Threatening to remove it will not only ...

It’s not clear that ending equalization is really the government’s end goal, but Premier Jason Kenney argues a Yes vote in a referendum would give the province leverage to force the federal ...

StarMetro spoke to economist Trevor Tombe to understand how the equalization formula works, why Alberta doesn’t get paid through it, and what makes the situation an attractive political talker.

On the ballot: Equalization referendum largely misunderstood by Albertans By Adam Toy Global News Posted October 13, 2021 5:11 pm Updated October 15, 2021 8:23 pm ...

Put simply, while equalization is flawed and matters to Alberta, it is to a considerable extent only a symbol of the bigger problem of Ottawa’s overreach into provincial jurisdiction.

Equalization is often misrepresented for political reasons, according to the five authors of Fiscal Federalism and Equalization Policy in Canada, a surprisingly breezy book about the program.

Debates over equalization payments are never easy — many, especially in the west, were pushing for changes — but this debate has ended before it even began. But it's now a done deal. It's ...

According to the State Tax Commission, in 2023, residential property assessments came in 19% below the market value on ...

The Woods County Equalization Board meetings are limited to a specific time period that begins in March and ends July 31. The board held their final meeting of the calendar year on Wednesday morning, ...

Much of the bitterness, hatred and confrontation we have seen in the U.S. (and maybe even Mr. Trump himself) could have been avoided with a simple wage equalization tax.

That’s where provincial-municipal equalization payments come in. Similar in concept to federal equalization payments, they are administered by the province. But the design of the provincial-municipal ...