Saskatchewan applies to intervene in Newfoundland’s equalization challenge
The Government of Saskatchewan announced Wednesday, it wants to add its voice to a court case over Canada’s equalization formula.
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Justice said it applied earlier this month to intervene in Newfoundland and Labrador’s challenge against the equalization formula used by Ottawa. The challenge is set to be heard in that province’s top court on October 20.
The formula determines federal payments to provincial governments to ensure that comparable levels of public service are available across the country at similar levels of taxation.
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