Tag Archives: transfer payments

The Great Convergence: Federal Transfer Revenue Shares 1980/81 to 2013/14

Well the Council of the Federation began meeting in St. John’s yesterday and given we are on the cusp of a federal election, there will no doubt be a targeting of Ottawa’s role in provincial finances.  Naturally, there will be some lamentations about the Prime Minister’s absence – once again – from this annual meeting.  […]

Is Ottawa Shortchanging Ontario? You Decide.

Well it is federal budget time once again and the inevitable political opera around transfer payments is in progress.  This time, Ontario is feeling shortchanged and wants Ottawa to restore the 641 million dollar cut in transfer payments it is slated to receive for the 2014-15 fiscal year.  Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa argues that […]