Alberta’s champion strikes again

Stephen Harper can always be counted on to speak out if he believes Alberta is getting short-changed. And this is something current Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole should keep in mind.

Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured. If Erin O’Toole ever decides to distance himself from Alberta in order to win votes in Ontario and Quebec, he’ll likely incur Harper’s wrath. And, given O’Toole’s current internal problems within his party, incurring Harper’s wrath is the last thing he needs, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

November 19, 2021

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former prime minister Stephen Harper recently executed a vintage Stephen-Harperian-style move. While speaking to a think tank, he vigorously defended the interests of Alberta. More specifically, Harper castigated the Liberal government’s climate-change-fighting plans arguing the...

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