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Calgary Herald
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Bell: Smith, Freeland on collision course; Freeland says Team Carney loves Alberta
Article content 'I think people are angry,' says Smith. Article content She talks once again about how separatist sentiment was created by Ottawa. Liberal Ottawa. Article content Freeland was deputy prime minister when Justin Trudeau was prime minister. Article content Smith mentions how a separatist was elected in Alberta two decades ago during the National Energy Program when the most despised politician in this province was Pierre Trudeau, the prime minister father of Justin. Article content The premier notes when Brian Mulroney became prime minister and deep-sixed the NEP, the support for separatism 'evaporated.' Article content Smith wants Liberal anti-Alberta, anti-oil laws and rules changed. Article content You know, among those bad laws is the tanker ban off the west coast, the No More Pipelines Law, the Liberal net-zero power regulations, the emissions cap on oil and gas, the laws making it illegal for companies to talk about their environmental record. Article content Article content Talks between the Carney government and the Alberta government have started to go over these bad laws. Article content As you know, Smith also wants a bitumen pipeline to the west coast chosen as one of the nation-building projects the Carney government would fast-track under what is called Bill C-5. Article content Article content Freeland responds to Smith who has upped her pressure on the Carney government in recent days. Article content The Carney government insider says Bill C-5 is 'a turning point for our country.' Article content Now, Canada can 'build baby build,' to quote her boss Carney. Article content 'I'm not going to tell you today, Rick, that everything is totally solved.' Article content Good thing. It isn't. Article content
Edmonton Journal
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Lorne Gunter: Dismissing Alberta's grievances with Ottawa fuels separatist sentiment
Article content I understand perfectly why many Albertans would want to leave Confederation. When voters east of the Manitoba-Ontario border decided to foist a fourth-consecutive anti-Alberta, Liberal government on Alberta, that was too much from a large minority of Albertans. All my life, I remember one Ottawa government after another dictating policies to Alberta that were hostile to our constitutional powers and to our major industry. Along with that have came large doses of sneering condescension about our culture and way of life.
