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Fixing the Unsustainable Atlantic Bubble

Commentary, Equalization, David MacKinnonJune 30, 2021

A month ago, the Chronicle Herald published an article in which I argued that the Atlantic Canada economy is unsustainable and that the region has become a major burden on Canada. The starkest evidence of that is that other Canadians …

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Equalization Fight Doomed to ‘Dusty Death’

Commentary, Equalization, Lee HardingNovember 15, 2019

“Who has seen the wind?” asked Canadian W. O. Mitchell in his 1947 novel. In Alberta, the answer is just about everyone, as the winds of political discontent blow more fiercely than they have in decades. After several difficult years, Albertans …

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Time to Rethink Federal Transfers System

Commentary, Equalization, David MacKinnonOctober 24, 2019

It is time for a fundamental course change by Atlantic Canadians respecting equalization and other regional subsidies. We’ve had a half-century of remarkably large subsidies to Quebec and Atlantic Canada, recently amounting to several thousand dollars per citizen per year …

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Equalization is Not Just Alberta’s Problem

Commentary, Equalization, David MacKinnonApril 26, 2019

In recent years, equalization and other regional subsidies have captured the attention of many Albertans. Much useful research has been done at the University of Calgary and by the former Wildrose Party. There has been extensive comment in Alberta’s media …

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The Unintended Consequences of Canada’s Equalization Program: How Canada’s equalization program has some provinces more equal than others

Audio, Equalization, David MacKinnonApril 20, 2019

The stated objective of Canada’s equalization program is to ensure provincial governments in less-prosperous regions of the country are able to deliver high-quality public services to residents. This is a worthwhile, even noble objective. That the program is motivated by …

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Radio interview with David Mackinnon (580 CFRA)

Media Appearances, Equalization, David MacKinnonDecember 17, 2018

Frontier Senior Fellow David Mackinnon discusses the problems with Canada’s antiquated equalization system and how it suppresses growth in recipient provinces. On 580 CFRA News Talk Radio on December 11, 2018 with Rob Snow. Listen here.

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It is Time for a Fundamental Course Change by Atlantic Canadians Respecting Equalization and other Regional Subsidies

Commentary, Equalization, David MacKinnonDecember 11, 2018

Earlier this week, as a Senior Fellow with both the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, I made a presentation to independent Senators in Ottawa. Senators were advised that Canada’s regional subsidies were ineffective. …

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Time to Rethink the Federal Transfers System

Commentary, Equalization, David MacKinnonNovember 30, 2018

It is time for a fundamental course change by Atlantic Canadians respecting equalization and other regional subsidies. Earlier this week I made a presentation to independent Senators in Ottawa on this subject, in which I advised them that Canada’s regional …

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The Paradox of Equalization

Research Paper, Equalization, Jake FussNovember 19, 2018

The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released a new research paper, The Paradox of Equalization Solving In-equity by Increasing Disparities by Jake Fuss, a research associate with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. This research paper offers recommendations …

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