B.C. is getting a smaller share of federal subsidies than most provinces, while also contributing too much to the equalization program. The solutions for both issues, however, is not for Ottawa to simply spend more
British Columbia Premier David Eby has discovered that in Ottawa , some provinces are more equal than others.
There are two elements to the B.C. Premier’s discontent. One is that his province is getting a smaller share of federal subsidies than most provinces. The other is that British Columbia is contributing too much to the $25-billion equalization program. Stoking the fires of regional alienation is hardly an original play. Premiers have used this tactic to win favour with voters at home since Confederation.
Resentment and squabbling over federal largesse will never end, but Ottawa should reconsider its effort to forestall a review of equalization for another five years. The formula has strayed from its original intent, and now some “have” provinces are getting cash transfers.
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