Breakenridge: Alberta has an imbalanced fixation with equalization |
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.
Perhaps Premier Danielle Smith can claim a mandate to push for change on this issue, even if it was Jason Kenney’s referendum. It’s hard for any Alberta premier to go wrong by railing against equalization.
Furthermore, this premier has been on a roll lately in terms of post-Trudeau policy breakthroughs, so why not give this one a go?
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Smith has been more vocal in recent weeks in pushing for changes to equalization, even though the current formula isn’t up for review until 2029. When she appeared alongside the prime minister at a recent news conference in Red Deer, Smith happily pounced on a question regarding equalization.
“My pitch to the prime minister is: Let’s just get rid of that escalator. Let’s equalize to the point of need and then let’s take the excess that’s........