Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending

I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Good2Golf]

4 billion ish a year removed from direct resource revenue from Alberta every year.

So Alberta oil and gas sector contributed a massive….ummm…0.74% of Canada’s 535B?

So it should have only paid, what…0.5%? Less%

 

[QV]

The federal government collects taxes from all provinces. Some of that money is re-distributed around to provinces less able to support certain services - equalization... Alberta, being a wealthier province in part due to it's resource sector, get's zero back. Some Albertans are resentful of that arrangement. Particularly when the same federal government is taking steps to hinder economic growth. Quebec is an outlier in how taxes are collected, but I think every province should be like that.

 

[Rudburg]

• Since its inception in 1957, the Equalization program has provided benefits at some point in time to every province in Canada.

So AB and BC benefitted from it at some point but now that they don't no longer like it. Does this mean if they were to be in a position to benefit from it again they will still oppose it?

It does have a chart that is also interesting. Apparently ON does not get the enormous amount that is often portrayed. It does show that 3 western provinces does currently lead the way in funds.

You can access the historical data for the equalization payments sent to each province at the following links:

Historical Transfer Tables: 1980 to present - Equalization Entitlements (1957-1980) - Open Government Portal

Historical Transfer Tables: 1980 to present - Equalization Entitlements (1981-2023) - Open Government Portal

Dataset extracted from the federal support to provinces and territories transfer tables from 1980 to present.

open.canada.ca

Alberta's grievance is rooted in the fact that it hasn't received equalization payments since 1967, and over the program's entire history it has only received about $90 million from the program. On the other hand, some provinces have received equalization payments since day one, notably Quebec and Atlantic Canada. In particular, Quebec has received over $300billion in payments.