OTTAWA—A new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns that solving the alleged “fiscal imbalance” runs the risk of becoming a downsizing exercise for the federal government.
The study, authored by CCPA Senior Economist Marc Lee, breaks the “fiscal imbalance” code. Different definitions of the term “fiscal imbalance,” in a context of federal-provincial fights over cash and partisan politics, have muddied the waters of the debate.