Section 36 (Equalization and Regional Disparities)
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Statements (18)
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section of the Constitution Act, 1982
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:government
provincial governments |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1982
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| gptkbp:establishes |
commitment to equalization payments
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Section 36 (Equalization and Regional Disparities)
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gptkb:constitutional_law
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gptkb:Canada
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| gptkbp:obligates |
gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
provincial legislatures |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Constitution_Act,_1982
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| gptkbp:purpose |
provide essential public services of reasonable quality to all Canadians
further economic development to reduce disparity promote equal opportunities for the well-being of Canadians |
| gptkbp:section |
36
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| gptkbp:textBegins |
36. (1) Without limiting the generality of section 91, Parliament and the government of Canada are committed to the principle of making equalization payments to ensure that provincial governments have sufficient revenues to provide reasonably comparable levels of public services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation.
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gptkb:Canadian_Constitution
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5
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