Under the Equalization program, the federal government transfers funds to the less prosperous provinces so that they can provide reasonably comparable levels of public services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation. ###>En vertu de ce programme, le gouvernement fédéral consent des transferts aux provinces moins nanties, afin qu'elles puissent fournir des niveaux de services publics comparables moyennant des taux d'imposition comparables.