Moving Guilbeault to environment is an unmistakeable signal that the prime minister has placed the climate file above all others
While all Canadians will feel the pain if the gamble doesn’t work, the greatest danger is obviously to Alberta. Again, Trudeau is daring others to sort things out: the province has lived through booms and busts for 50 years, regularly pledging to find a means to wean itself off its energy dependence, yet has never managed to resist the urge to spend when the cashbox is full. With prices
He may also be counting on Premier Jason Kenney’s unpopularity to give him a helping hand: Kenney’s low standing with voters raises the possibility of a second chance for opposition leader Rachel Notley’s New Democrats, who are far more philosophically in tune with Trudeau’s aims.
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