Kenney Promises Referendum on Equalization Reform

Kenney Promises Referendum on Equalization Reform
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Tanya Fir, associate minister of red tape reduction, in Edmonton on April 30, 2019. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
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EDMONTON—Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will call a referendum on pushing Ottawa for a better deal on equalization payments as well as explore the province cutting ties with the RCMP and leaving the Canada Pension Plan.

Kenney made the comments as he released recommendations from his Fair Deal panel, which he created last year to gauge the mood of Albertans and determine better ways the province can assert itself in Confederation.