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Imagine what $800 million would do to build our economy and communities, ensuring an attractive future for our youth right here in Saskatchewan.

Update: On Nov. 13, 2006, members of the Saskatchewan Legislature voted unanimously that "this Assembly urge Prime Minister Harper to honour his commitment to remove non-renewable natural resource revenues from the equalization formula." Click here to read the debate.


This would be possible if the federal government lives up to its $800 million commitment on equalization.

Some have called equalization complex but the commitment is clear and fair to Saskatchewan. A fair equalization formula is about making life better today for families and building a better future here for our youth. It means making sure Saskatchewan gets the same kind of treatment for our energy resources that Alberta received in the past and that Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia have now. We want the same chance they have to invest their energy resources into building for the future.

We can do this with a fair equalization program, one that provides Saskatchewan the same opportunities other provinces have to invest one-time energy resources into building for the future. Some say equalization is complex; we think people deserve to know the facts.

We will use that money in a variety of ways to grow the economy, create more jobs and give our young people a better future right here in their own province. We will cut more taxes, pay down more of the debt, invest more in post-secondary education and skills training, build a stronger infrastructure (e.g. roads, schools) and generally build a better Saskatchewan.

Ultimately, a fair equalization deal is about ensuring Saskatchewan stays prosperous, now and into the future.