Bell: Danielle Smith and Alberta give Mark Carney an offer he shouldn't refuse

National Post

a day ago

It is a letter. A five-page letter.
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You could call it THE letter. Whatever happens with this letter will play a big, big part in Alberta's place in Canada going forward.
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It is dated May 16, signed by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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On Monday, June 2, this letter will be on the table when Carney sits down with the premiers in Saskatoon.
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Before Smith gets around to making her offer, she begins her letter to Carney talking about how what Alberta wants will 'address serious issues plaguing Canada's economic well-being and the very real sense of alienation felt across the West.'
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This is serious stuff. Alberta has had more than enough.
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She says Asian customers in Japan and South Korea have told her they believe Canada needs to 'accelerate market access of our oil, LNG, ammonia and critical minerals faster.'
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'We must build on what TMX delivered by creating another pipeline that delivers similar economic uplift, jobs, opportunities for reconciliation and Canadian security.'
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The premier says an oil pipeline has to be on Carney's list of nation-building projects to be fast-tracked.
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It will also … and read between these lines … 'send an unwelcome signal to Albertans concerned about Ottawa's commitment to national unity.'