Just what we need: another national unity crisis

If Alberta premier Danielle Smith manifests such disregard for the rest of the country, she shouldn't be surprised if the rest of Canada reacts emotionally rather than with an accountant’s cool dispatch.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants to exit the Canada Pension Plan and take more than half its assets with her. But there's the little matter of the greenhouse gas emissions emanating from Alberta's primary industry, and the costly damage they continue to cause every province and territory in the country, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

October 2, 2023

CHELSEA, QUE.—Just what we need: another national unity crisis

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