Continued federal-provincial faceoff not a winning strategy for the country

With inflation on the rise and other pressing issues, provinces pissing around on jurisdictional issues adds just another tempest to an already fragile teapot.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are going to have to do some deft stickhandling to manage the challenges coming from Quebec and Alberta, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

October 5, 2022

OTTAWA—This week has the potential to be a fascinating and important week in Canadian politics. Why? With a just re-elected Coalition Avenir Québec government in Quebec under Premier François Legault and the potential selection of Danielle Smith as leader of the governing United Conservative Par...

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