The Mystery of the Missing Fiscal Imbalance
The fact that Ottawa has been a better fiscal manager of its resources than many of the provinces is not an argument for transferring the results of that superior fiscal discipline to the provinces, just as the fact that Ottawa’s fiscal burden may be too high is not an argument for giving some of those tax resources to the provinces. AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley told the House of Commons SubCommittee on Fiscal Imbalance that the provinces have the means to fix their fiscal problems, and he sees little reason why Ottawa should do the job for them.