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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.