Inside Politics I

Conservative-friendly island in a sea of Quebec hostility self-defeating exercise for government

It is a major distraction from the bigger game the Prime Minister is after.

MONTREAL—The political symmetry between Stephen Harper's decision to kill Edmonton's 2017 Expo dream and the expected fate of Québec City's demand for substantial federal funding for a major-league hockey arena is unmistakable.

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