LeBlanc will have to play ‘hardball’ in a portfolio ‘critical’ in 2019 election: political insiders

Heated debate between feds and provinces is expected to 'bubble up' over the carbon tax, pipelines, and immigration in the coming months, and Dominic LeBlanc is the Liberals' best bet to lead the federal side, says Prof. Donald Savoie.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled Dominic LeBlanc, pictured, from Fisheries and Oceans to Intergovernmental Affairs two weeks ago. He will be the federal government's lead minister for dealing with the provinces on contentious issues such as the carbon tax and immigration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

July 30, 2018

Newly minted Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc will have to play hardball, on occasion, in navigating the politically sensitive issues such as the carbon tax, immigration, and the energy file, as the changing provincial political landscape will make federal-provincial relations crit...

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