Why Ottawa needs to upend equalization

THE SUNDAY EDITORIAL Why Ottawa needs to upend equalization The program meant to allow for roughly comparable services across the country is overdue for an overhaul THE EDITORIAL BOARD THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO ILLUSTRATION BY MELANIE LAMBRICK/THE GLOBE AND MAIL COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER The federal equalization program has become a flashpoint in the separatism debate in Alberta, a shorthand for the sense that the province is somehow being fleeced by the rest of the country. Much of the criticism of equalization – which is intended to ensure roughly comparable services ac…