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The problem isn't the rate, it's the ability of the wealthy to reduce their income taxes sometimes to zero.
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broadbentinstitute.ca/how-the-supe...
How the Super Wealthy Get Richer while Getting Taxed Less - Broadbent Institute
It’s not just your imagination, the rich are getting richer. The gulf between the rich and poor has been steadily growing in the last 20 years, and social mobility has been declining too.
broadbentinstitute.ca
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The problem isn't the rate, it's the ability of the wealthy to reduce their income taxes sometimes to zero.
broadbentinstitute.ca/how-the-supe...
broadbentinstitute.ca/how-the-supe...
I'd rather see them get on Gander Social when it releases.
January 3, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I'd rather see them get on Gander Social when it releases.
We just use a leaf blower.
December 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We just use a leaf blower.
That I'm not sure of. I did run across this document though which was interesting, if a bit confusing for me.
lop.parl.ca/sites/Public...?
lop.parl.ca/sites/Public...?
Canada's Equalization Formula
lop.parl.ca
December 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
That I'm not sure of. I did run across this document though which was interesting, if a bit confusing for me.
lop.parl.ca/sites/Public...?
lop.parl.ca/sites/Public...?
I could only find a news article about this. Hydro-Québec is a Crown corporation that pays dividends to Quebec that aren’t assessed like Alberta’s oil royalty revenues.
AB should have set up a crown corp for oil and gas.
meridiansource.ca/2025/04/05/c...
AB should have set up a crown corp for oil and gas.
meridiansource.ca/2025/04/05/c...
Column: The unequal equalization equation with Quebec |
In 2023, Quebec was responsible for approximately 19 per cent of Canada’s GDP, around $504.5 billion. Alberta was responsible for 16.9 per cent.
meridiansource.ca
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I could only find a news article about this. Hydro-Québec is a Crown corporation that pays dividends to Quebec that aren’t assessed like Alberta’s oil royalty revenues.
AB should have set up a crown corp for oil and gas.
meridiansource.ca/2025/04/05/c...
AB should have set up a crown corp for oil and gas.
meridiansource.ca/2025/04/05/c...
I don't completely understand how this works. It appears it's based on a province's fiscal capacity if it were to tax at the national average rate. That means AB has room to change its fiscal capacity since it has the lowest tax rate. If so, it doesn't need changing.
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
Equalization Program - Canada.ca
Overview of the federal government's transfer program for addressing fiscal disparities among provinces.
www.canada.ca
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I don't completely understand how this works. It appears it's based on a province's fiscal capacity if it were to tax at the national average rate. That means AB has room to change its fiscal capacity since it has the lowest tax rate. If so, it doesn't need changing.
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
www.canada.ca/en/departmen...