The next headline you'll read: The Toronto Maple Leafs make the playoffs …

Since joining Confederation in 1949, the annual budget of the government of Newfoundland and Labrador has included a big helping hand from Ottawa. In 2009, that stops, says NF Finance Minister Tom Marshall and Newfoundland becomes a 'have' province.

Meanwhile, Newfoundland's seat in the have-not club looks to be taken up about the same time by Ontario, which hasn't taken an equalization dollar since 1983.

And, in other news, the Toronto Maple Leafs made the playoffs …

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