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Alberta to hold referendum on equalization, daylight saving By Jeff Labine. Published on Jul 15, 2021 5:23pm Premier Jason Kenney and Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer on July 4, 2019. On Thursday, Kenney announced Alberta will be holding a referendum on equalization payments and daylight saving.
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Alberta is holding a referendum on whether Canada’s equalization payment program is fair and if the province should continue to observe daylight savings.
Equalization is one of Canada’s major transfer programs and is intended to help less prosperous provinces. The program was written into the Canadian Constitution in 1982 and is based on a province’s ability to raise revenue.
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United Conservative MLA Todd Loewen says the problems with Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership go back 18 months and are threatening to destroy the party.