For the first time in the province's history, Ontario will receive a federal equalization payment to the tune of $347 million, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced Monday.
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About bloody time the Quebecers got off their useless butts and started carrying their own weight. Criminy, they take up more funds than everyone else COMBINED!!!
"BartSimpson" said About bloody time the Quebecers got off their useless butts and started carrying their own weight. Criminy, they take up more funds than everyone else COMBINED!!!
good thing you are not at arms length there big mouth...
So it looks like the west will have to cover the rest, not that Ontario has not been there for the west but that is a small population Saskatchewan,Alberta,and BC to send equalization payments to cover roughly 27,000,000 people and Quebec take the largest chunk.
Equalization payments by province ($ millions): Prince Edward Island 2008-09: 322 2009-10: 340 Nova Scotia 2008-09: 1,571 2009-10: 1,571 New Brunswick 2008-09: 1,584 2009-10: 1,689 Quebec 2008-09: 8,028 2009-10: 8,355 Ontario 2008-09: 0 2009-10: 347 Manitoba 2008-09: 2,063 2009-10: 2,063
over 8 BILLION??
WTF are they doing over there? I guess the language police will have to right more tickets!
About bloody time the Quebecers got off their useless butts and started carrying their own weight. Criminy, they take up more funds than everyone else COMBINED!!!
good thing you are not at arms length there big mouth...
A big thank you to 'lil Stephen for shovelling all those petrodollars our way.
Woah Bart Simpson, I think you've just been challenged.
That or else he's trying to steal Barts wallet
Equalization payments by province ($ millions):
Prince Edward Island
2008-09: 322
2009-10: 340
Nova Scotia
2008-09: 1,571
2009-10: 1,571
New Brunswick
2008-09: 1,584
2009-10: 1,689
Quebec
2008-09: 8,028
2009-10: 8,355
Ontario
2008-09: 0
2009-10: 347
Manitoba
2008-09: 2,063
2009-10: 2,063
I'm surprised that you can even show your face considering your welfare province is taking in 8 billion in charity.