There won’t be a sequel to the Alberta equalization referendum on this fall’s ballot, but the current premier seems no less fixated on the issue than her predecessor.

VANCOUVER, BC, July 14, 2026 /CNW/ - In 15 of the last 25 years (or 60 per cent of the time) at least one province with higher GDP per person received equalization, while one or more provinces with ...

Premier Danielle Smith wades into politically shark-infested waters.

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith caught some onlookers off guard on Wednesday when she said that she wanted to fix ...

4:57 Political scientist Duane Bratt debriefs Alberta’s 2021 municipal election, referendum votes The results of Alberta‘s referendum on equalization payments likely won’t be entirely clear until next ...

There are, it is sometimes said, only six people in Canada who understand the equalization formula, and five of them are dead. This is not entirely a joke. Equalization – the system of federal ...

Canada’s equalization program has been a perennial and controversial problem due to the sheer amount of money transferred every year, who funds it and the formula used to determine which province is ...

Albertans facing a referendum question on equalization appear to be leaning toward supporting removing it from the Constitution, but don’t seem to know exactly what it is. A research brief from Common ...