‘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
HALIFAX — Canada’s politicians have to listen to one another to address economic rifts that could hinder national unity, Nova Scotia’s premier says, as he adds his voice to calls for changes to the federal government’s fiscal stabilization program.
McNeil said he is well aware of the fact that Nova Scotia has benefited from Alberta’s energy sector, which has employed thousands of people from his province over the years. McNeil said there is no doubt Alberta’s economy has been “shocked” by the oil downturn, and the province’s pleas for help are real.
“We need to listen to this,” McNeil said. “That doesn’t mean there isn’t going to be tough conversations, but these are real feelings in Alberta. Some of them are well founded and some of them aren’t, but you have to be mindful of that.” McNeil said he believes the push to tear down red tape that leads to internal trade barriers is another way to ease national tensions.
Currently low capacity in electrical lines, especially between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, has created bottlenecks and federal funding is needed to help upgrade the system, McNeil said.
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