Why Alberta Is Losing Faith in Canada

Fergus Hodgson, January 30, 2020

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Tension among Canadian provinces is rising, with activists in Alberta and Saskatchewan even calling for independence.

Marco Navarro-Genie, a political scientist, university professor, and president of the Haultain Research Institute, explains federal policies such as equalization payments are choking the Prairie Provinces economically.

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Adding insult to injury, he argues, the central government in Ottawa keeps demanding more contributions to subsidize other provinces and costly environmental initiatives.

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Recommended Links

• Connect with Marco on Twitter and visit the Haultain Research Institute.
• Watch his talk at the Meeting the Challenges of Western Separation conference.
• “Why Albertans Are Pondering the Nuclear Option of Separation,” Financial Post.
• “It Is Politics, Not Geography Landlocking Alberta,” Western Standard.
• “Refining Alberta’s Equalization Gambit,” Fraser Institute.

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Fergus Hodgson is Gold Newsletter’s roving editor. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.