[dismalaf]

Since you don't seem to want to write in good faith here (or maybe you just don't understand, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt), from the horse's mouth:

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/federal...

And federal transfers:

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/federal...

If you really don't understand why Alberta pays more per capita, it's simple. We have more net taxpayers paying more federal taxes per capita.

[stackghost]

From the link you posted:

>Provincial governments make no contributions to the Equalization program.

And:

>All Canadians are subject to the same federal income tax system and its progressive rate structure, regardless of where they live.

These both directly support my argument. I will make no further replies.

[dismalaf]

Your argument is against a strawman of your own creation that you're using to hand-wave away the actual topic.

If equalization is of no net benefit to anyone why does it exist? And why not just let Alberta leave?

The two links explain it anyway, for observers, and show federal transfer payments by province and per capita.