Newfoundland echoes Danielle Smith's call to fix equalization

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is putting a new twist on an old debate over equalization, saying that the federal program should be re-tooled to prioritize the smaller provincial economies in Atlantic Canada. At least one Atlantic province, Newfoundland and Labrador, agrees that it’s getting shortchanged under the program’s current rules.“(E)qualization is intended to ensure … fairness for all citizens. Currently, this fairness is not achieved for Newfound