Western alienation and Arctic paralysis: where is an Erik Nielsen when we need him?

The Liberal minority government will need to delicately dial back some cherished progressive policy thrusts to help ease deepening regional pressures on Canada’s unity and prosperity if it hopes to remain in power and be re-elected.

Much is made of the lack of Liberal MPs west of Ontario. This is media shorthand, reflecting the usual southern Canadian snow blindness to developments in the high North. The Liberals have in fact two strong and experienced MPs in the North, one in the Yukon, Larry Bagnell, and one in the Northwest Territories, Michael McLeod. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOHN HIGGINBOTHAM

November 18, 2019

CHANDIGARTH, PUNJAB—As Canada’s regional bulls snort and paw the ground, Canada's North is invisible and forgotten, and the West is mad as hell. The Liberal minority government will need to delicately dial back some cherished progressive policy thrusts to help ease deepening regional pressure...

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