With a federal election looming, the Saskatchewan NDP has contacted federal party leaders and leader candidates urging them to commit to changing the equalization formula. Leader Carla Beck explains that Saskatchewan hasn’t had an equalization payment for the past 17 years while Quebec has received over $100 billion. She says, “Saskatchewan is ranked last place in Canada on healthcare and education, yet equalization is unfairly bankrolling new hospitals, schools and roads in Toronto and Quebec. That makes zero sense.”