And dressed up as “Equalization Payments”, four provinces receive zero, while Quebec is awarded $14 billion out of a total of $24 billion
Fast forward to today and the issue is another monolithic mania, rather than control through” French” it is control through “Woke”. And all that that entails in extracting funds from ordinary folk while reducing freedom, with agitators found most everywhere—from media to education to governments.
And dressed up as “Equalization Payments”, four provinces receive zero, while Quebec is awarded $14 billion out of a total of $24 billion. The mining, manufacturing and financial powerhouse Ontario “needs” just $421 million to be equal than otherwise.
And the paradoxes of power include that most of the “Equalization” comes from oil-producing provinces that should be transporting oil and gas to refineries in Eastern Canada. But because of “La Belle” Quebec’s unique influence pipelines through that province are denied. Even a short one.
But there is hope as the Western Provinces are discovering common sense and a backbone to go with it. That with Trudeau’s corruption becoming more to the forefront, the Liberals may have to dump him. Moreover, a practical populist, Pierre Poilievre, as the Conservative leader, the next general election will hammer the Liberals. Indeed, it could be much more of a shock than facing the “Freedom Convoy”, it could lead to a massive loss of centralized power in Ottawa. A step towards more critical media would follow defunding the state-controlled Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
With power restored to the electorate, with one paper ballot per voter, voting once and each checked by party scrutineers Canada could get back to being a parliamentary democracy.
The radical Trudeaus will be ranked as failed intruders.