Too funny.  The same people who complain about the Fraser Institute's bias are blind to the Parkland Institute's bias.  

The irony of the equalization formula is that Alberta would be less of a net contributor if they would only raise their own provincial taxes.  If they screwed themselves more, they'd be screwed less by others.

It reminds me of the socialized/subsidized assisted care facilities.  My grandmother worked and saved hard all her life, and she is paying the full rent.  The lady next across the hall lived it up her whole life and is now broke, and pays only a small fraction of what my grandmother pays.  It's a sad thing to say that Nana should have blown every dime she had.