But for the meeting Monday, he will try to seek consensus nonetheless, placing three topics on the table. Last week, however, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball warned that wasn’t going to fly around the federation table. Though equalization still needs revising, he said, the shorter-term fiscal stabilization program is a faster thing to fix. He has previously talked about holding a vote in Alberta on the federal equalization program to demonstrate how badly it needs changing. Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq was in Ottawa this past week ahead of the meetings, and said he accepts the program.

Source: thestar December 01, 2019 10:52 UTC