Saskatchewan premier pitches changes to federal equalization program
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is proposing a major change to a federal policy that transfers money from so-called “have” provinces to less prosperous ones.
Moe says Canada’s equalization program has not benefited Saskatchewan for years despite a steep economic downturn in the province’s resource sector.
At the same time, he notes, provinces such as Quebec have received billions of dollars under the program.
Moe says he has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the other provincial premiers asking for a change to how the program is calculated to make it fairer.