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Majority of Albertans votes to scrap equalization payments
Practically 62 p.c of Albertans have voted in assist of eradicating federal equalization funds from Canada’s structure, after Premier Jason Kenney put the problem to a referendum. Kenney says Alberta is getting a uncooked deal, however he was a part of the federal authorities that agreed to the system. And the outcomes of this referendum don’t change that system. So what’s this actually about? Heather Yourex-West explains.