At that time, the base standard of equalization was lowered to the average per capita yield of five representative provinces, that also being referred to by Senators Comeau and Rompkey. At the time, the five representative provinces were British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.
À l'époque, la norme de base de péréquation a été abaissée à la moyenne des recettes par habitant de cinq provinces représentatives, soit la Colombie-Britannique, la Saskatchewan, le Manitoba, l'Ontario et le Québec.