why does alberta pay equalization payments - SERP Analysis

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https://globalnews.ca/news/4314547/equalization-payments-alberta-ottawa-oil/

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https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/for-the-first-time-in-more-than-50-years-alberta-received-more-money-from-ottawa-than-it-sent

https://osujismith.ca/what-does-equalization-mean-in-family-property-division-in-alberta/

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https://thehub.ca/2021/07/26/hub-explainer-albertas-600-billion-federal-contribution-leaves-fairness-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/

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https://thehub.ca/2023/01/16/trevor-tombe-ontario-to-receive-hundreds-of-millions-in-equalization-payments-despite-not-qualifying-as-a-have-not-province/

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https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/06/04/Overwhelming-Case-Wealth-Tax/

https://troymedia.com/politicslaw/equalization-rebate-should-go-to-albertans-not-the-alberta-government/

https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/is-alberta-really-getting-shafted-on-equalization-payments-we-talked-to-an-expert/article_8df9b340-0dd7-53db-a62f-d6cc32695350.html

https://www.todayville.com/equalization-payments-arent-just-controversial-in-alberta-anymore-ontario-poll-shows-overwhelming-negative-view/

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https://tnc.news/2024/08/15/smith-demands-overhaul-broken-equalization/

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/61-7-of-alberta-voters-say-yes-to-scrapping-equalization

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https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/canada/alberta-seriously-considering-secession-from-canada-as-premier-danielle-smith-promises-referendum-next-year-if-citizens-gather-enough-signatures/articleshow/120934811.cms

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https://www.thealbertan.com/olds-news/candidate-tufts-would-push-for-accountability-10772900

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