N.S. premier says Canada's current 'East-West feel' is not good for the country
"I worry that the country has an East-West feel to it which is not a healthy thing for Canada," Stephen McNeil said in a recent year-end interview with The Canadian Press.McNeil, who is one of only three Liberal premiers still in office, voiced support for resource-rich provinces such as Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador, which face substantial budgetary shortfalls in large part because of lower world oil prices.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been warning for months of growing anger in Western Canada over the region's concerns being ignored. He said the Atlantic region in particular needs change to address stresses to the health-care system because of an aging population -- an argument McNeil and other Atlantic premiers have been increasingly making with the federal government.
To that end, McNeil said it's hoped there will also be progress in the new year in brining Ottawa on board with a proposed shared energy utility corridor in Atlantic Canada.
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