PC leader calls for equalization referendum in N.L., while Liberals call it a stunt | CBC News
Progressive Conservative Leader Ches Crosbie is piggybacking
off Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and pressuring the Newfoundland and
Labrador government to hold a referendum on equalization payments.
off Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and pressuring the Newfoundland and
Labrador government to hold a referendum on equalization payments.
This
isn’t the first time — Crosbie made it part of the PC platform in the
last provincial election campaign — but now it comes on the heels of a
federal election where equalization was a big part of the fallout.
While the Alberta premier wants to kill equalization, Crosbie wants the formula rejigged so Newfoundland and Labrador can get money.