Newfoundland and Labrador Launches Legal Challenge of Equalization Program

Newfoundland and Labrador Launches Legal Challenge of Equalization Program
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey holds a press conference in St. John's on March 20, 2024. The Canadian Press/Paul Daly
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Newfoundland and Labrador is launching a constitutional challenge against the federal equalization program, saying it places the province at a disadvantage.

The program’s goal is to “ensure provincial governments have sufficient revenues to provide comparable levels of public services at comparable levels of taxation,” the province’s Liberal government said in a statement on May 30.