Newfoundland Liberal gov't backs Smith’s call for equalization rethink

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has garnered the support of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Liberal government for a reset on how the federal government distributes equalization payments.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has garnered the support of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Liberal government for a reset on how the federal government distributes equalization payments.

Smith has called on Alberta to stop subsidizing provinces with productive economies like Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

Smith told reporters Monday that her government had “no issue with Alberta continuing to subsidize smaller provinces with their needs” but that there was “no excuse” for provinces like Ontario, Quebec and B.C. to be “subsidizing one another.”