Section 36 [Equal Opportunities]
(1) Without altering the legislative authority of Parliament or of
the provincial legislatures, or the rights of any of them with
respect to the exercise of their legislative authority, Parliament
and the legislatures, together with the government of Canada and
the provincial governments, are committed to
(a) promoting equal opportunities for the wellbeing of Canadians;
(b) furthering the economic development to reduce disparity in
opportunities; and
(c) providing essential public services of reasonable quality to
all Canadians.
(2) 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.