The Canadian Federal Government's System of "Equalization Payments

The Canadian federal government's system of "equalization payments"

A) are made by provinces with above- average tax capacity to the federal government.
B) are made to provinces with inadequate "tax room."
C) are made by richer provinces to poorer provinces in the form of no- interest loans.
D) are made out of the federal government's general revenues to provinces with below- average tax capacity.
E) were established in 1867 between the original provinces of Canada as a means of equalizing living standards across the country.