RE: https://mastodon.social/@trevortombe/116850778028287226
"All of this points to why programs that help every province deliver comparable public services matter. #Equalization has real flaws and can be improved in many ways. But the underlying principle that each province should have the resources to provide comparable services and #education benefits the whole country. It especially benefits strong economies like Alberta’s and B.C.’s."
#abpoli #cdnpoli
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Roughly, there’s ~$800 billion in taxpayer-funded education sitting outside the province that paid for it. With Alberta and B.C. the largest beneficiaries.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on the largest financial transfer nobody talks about: https://thehub.ca/2026/07/02/the-biggest-financial-transfer-in-canada-that-nobody-talks-about/ #cdnecon #cdnpoli
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