The leader of Alberta's United Conservative Party notes that many people in the province support secession from Canada, based on what he calls 'a real tension that runs through the hearts of many Albertans.'
United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney speaks to supporters after being sworn in as MLA for Calgary-Lougheed, in Edmonton on January 29, 2018. RED DEER, Alta. -- The leader of Alberta's United Conservative Party notes that many people in the province support secession from Canada, based on what he calls "a real tension that runs through the hearts of many Albertans."
His comments come in the wake of the British Columbia government's effort to pass legislation that would impact the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs from Edmonton to Metro Vancouver. "We are by far the biggest contributor to the federation. We have always played by the rules, paid our taxes, and produced wealth for other Canadians," Kenney said in a statement on Saturday.
Kenney last week said a UCP government would hold a referendum on equalization on Oct. 18, 2021 -- the same date as the next municipal elections in Alberta -- if what he dubs the "no more pipelines" law hasn't been mothballed, and if there is still no progress on pipelines. NDP Leader Rachel Notley, who spoke at a campaign rally in Edmonton on Sunday, noted she compelled the federal government to buy the stalled Trans Mountain project to keep it alive.
On Sunday, Kenney further pledged a UCP government would seek to form federal and provincial agreement on resource corridors to create pre-approved, guaranteed land corridors for Canadian products.
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