Share this Story: Bill Bewick: Robbing the West to pay for the rest — exposing the unfairness of equalizationBill Bewick: Robbing the West to pay for the rest — exposing the unfairness of equalization The provinces are more equal than ever before, but the equalization disparity keeps increasing in Alberta, B.C. Try refreshing your browser, or Bill Bewick: Robbing the West to pay for the rest — exposing the unfairness of equalization Back to video One of the most glaring flaws in the equalization system is that it keeps growing with gross domestic product, even as provinces become more equal. Nonetheless, annual equalization payments have grown by 23.3 per cent, or nearly $4 billion, since then. Article content It is not fair to compel taxpayers from Ontario, Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan to fund an ever-growing equalization program when the recipient provinces are now relatively equal.

Source: National Post February 24, 2021 17:48 UTC