LOL...
I flunked economics 101? wow... There was 19 billion dollars "expended" in Alberta in 2009 - quite a bit less than the rest of the provinces.
This table is for 2009, values are approximate but shows the federal revenues collected and the expenditures paid out. Values are in millions of dollars. In this sense, yes, Alberta is getting the short end of the stick. Again, this is the 101, it goes deeper.
Now keep in mind that Alberta too collects alot of taxes... And gets alot in royalties.
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Province Fed Revenues Collected Fed Expenditures $mn Difference $mn
NL 3,811 6,393 -2,582
PEI 739 1,942 -1,203
NS 5,034 12,200 -7,166
NB 3,693 8,662 -4,969
QC 39,677 53,318 -13,641
ON 85,239 86,300 -1,061
MB 6,453 12,911 -6,458
SK 7,074 8,374 -1,300
AB 35,990 19,997 15,993
BC 27,221 27,232 -11
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