Trudeau lacks means to end Alberta-B.C. feud

Justin Trudeau could not have done anything to resolve the Alberta-B.C. feud in a manner that reflects his commitment to see the Trans Mountain project succeed that he would not have been willing or able to replicate in a battle against Quebec and potentially Ontario.

In the escalating feud between Alberta and British Columbia over the expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is—for now—a referee without a whistle, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CHANTAL HÉBERT

February 12, 2018

In the escalating feud between Alberta and British Columbia over the expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is—for now—a referee without a whistle. Much as he might want to call an end to the hostilities between the NDP governments of the two provinc...

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