Calgary Herald
🏢 Postmedia
📍 ON
May 25, 2026
· 6 min read
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Your letters: Equalization payments come from taxes
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Heuristic (v1/v3)
0.53 · CENTER-RIGHT
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.366 · RIGHT
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0.183 · CENTER
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Article Excerpt
An Alberta flag flies outside of the Alberta legislature building. PHOTO BY SHAUGHN BUTTS /Postmedia Network Article content Equalization payments are not a result of direct provincial transfers to Ottawa. That is a misconception being perpetrated by the advocates of Alberta separation. Article content They are wrong. Article content Article content Equalization payments come from federal taxes paid by all Canadians and Canadian companies. Wealthier provinces such as Alberta pay more on a per-capita basis due to the fact that our individuals and corporations earn more than the average Canadian…
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