Why Albertans won’t let Trudeau’s slip, slip by

It was an innocent mistake, for the love of god. None of the conservatives who leapt on Trudeau’s gaffe, Jason Kenney, Brian Jean, and Michelle Rempel, were nearly as outraged as they claimed to be. They were, as politicians do, taking political advantage of a rival politician's slip. It was a mistake, to be sure. But not a career-ending one.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured July 1, 2017, on Parliament Hill. Warren Kinsella says Mr. Trudeau made a mistake when he forgot to mention Alberta in his speech, but calls the outrage over it 'Prairie-style butt truffle,' and has 10 reasons why. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY WARREN KINSELLA

July 10, 2017

TORONTO—So, the Alberta mistake. Also, the braying and screeching. Even The Washington Post has (amusingly) taken note. The Washington Post! The hullaballoo—the ceaseless braying and screeching—has prompted me to declare: I'm an Albertan. Alberta's home. My family has lived...

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