Alberta paid $27.9 billion more into the Canada Pension Plan than what they received in CPP payments over the past 10 years.
Alberta paid $27.9 billion more into the Canada Pension Plan than what they received in CPP payments over the past 10 years.
Encouraging short-term stability at the expense of economic performance and fairness is folly when alternatives are available
Encouraging short-term stability at the expense of economic performance and fairness is folly when alternatives are available
Atlantic Canada enjoys a level of public spending that far outreaches that of the provinces that contribute most to equalization payments
Atlantic Canada enjoys a level of public spending that far outreaches that of the provinces that contribute most to equalization payments
We are weeks away from a systemic collapse of large parts of the energy industry in Canada. We need to act quickly and decisively
We are weeks away from a systemic collapse of large parts of the energy industry in Canada. We need to act quickly and decisively
It’s time to get past political posturing and regional protectionism and reform the national equalization payment program
It’s time to get past political posturing and regional protectionism and reform the national equalization payment program
Undisciplined spending by successive governments is responsible for Alberta’s fiscal problems
Undisciplined spending by successive governments is responsible for Alberta’s fiscal problems
Options for reform are severely limited so long as a rule requiring program costs to escalate every year remains
Options for reform are severely limited so long as a rule requiring program costs to escalate every year remains
A rule requiring payments to grow – no matter what the circumstances – can only exacerbate regional friction
A rule requiring payments to grow – no matter what the circumstances – can only exacerbate regional friction
Wildrose's attack on equalization payments is based on a skewed view of the program and a lack of respect for the true Alberta perspective
BARRIE: Wildrose’s attack on equalization payments is based on a skewed view of the program and a lack of respect for the true Alberta perspective
Vancouver's Robertson and Montreal's Coderre are front and centre when it comes to policy pronouncements that are dangerously delusional
MORGAN: Vancouver’s Robertson and Montreal’s Coderre are front and centre when it comes to policy pronouncements that are dangerously delusional