Re:Huawei heats up the battle for internet in Canada's north
by peeters on Monday September 09, 2019 @12:27PM
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> But all the programs you listed and the eq. program are net transfers from rich (and less politically powerful [1]) to poorer provinces.
Provinces don't pay tax. People do. They're net transfers from rich people (regardless of where they live) to poorer provinces. It just so happens that Alberta has a high per-capita income these days (not always the case). That's not a bad problem to have.
Provinces don't pay tax. People do. They're net transfers from rich people (regardless of where they live) to poorer provinces. It just so happens that Alberta has a high per-capita income these days (not always the case). That's not a bad problem to have.