On Tuesday, Liberal Leader Mark Carney is in B.C. before heading to a party rally in Calgary. Read More
’I know the West,’ says Liberal Leader Mark Carney, explaining how he would deal with beefs from the West
‘I know the West,’ says Liberal Leader Mark Carney, explaining how he would deal with beefs from the West
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On Tuesday, Liberal Leader Mark Carney is in B.C. before heading to a party rally in Calgary.
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Calgary is a city where a lot of people have a lot of questions for Carney.
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Top of the list.
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If you win the election, are you going to screw over Alberta like the previous Liberal government of Justin Trudeau?
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Are you going to go where the votes are and pander to people who either don’t care about anything west of Winnipeg or are downright hostile to the West?
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Or are you going to respect and promote the oil and gas industry in Alberta, the oilpatch creating big-time wealth right across the country?
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Before he’d left B.C., a very astute CBC reporter asked Carney how he convinces people in the West he cares about our issues if he can win this election without us.
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Carney says he is a pragmatist. He’s here to get things done, he adds.
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He’s asking, through the Liberals, for the support of all Canadians to serve all Canadians.
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So far, thin gruel.
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Please continue, Mr. Carney.
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He hauls out the well-worn and now tiresome script.
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“I happen to be from the West,” says Carney, the Liberal leader and prime minister.
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“I have deep ties to Alberta where I grew up.”
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What does that even mean? You’re not answering the question, Mr. Carney.
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“I know the West,” he says.
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A tip to Team Carney. That answer will not fly in Alberta.
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In fact, you will not even get the engine started with that old routine.
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I grew up in Edmonton, trust me. Puh-leeze!
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The newshound asks a second question and it is also a doozy.
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Does Carney worry making jokes about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will contribute to Western alienation?
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Of course not, is Carney’s response.
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His mocking of Smith was “light-hearted.”
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Carney says he has a lot of respect for the premier.
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Really?
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Her people figure you misled her twice, on lifting the emissions cap on oil and gas and killing the No More Pipelines law.
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It appears you do not intend to do either. Not a good first impression.
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As for the Alberta government’s list of things they want fixed, actions taken by the Trudeau Liberal government and hurtful to the province, we’ve heard nothing but crickets.
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Carney tells us there is a lot of opportunity for Alberta and his Liberal government “will spare no effort” to make sure the people of Alberta and Canada realize the opportunities.
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Good news. You’re not saying: Let them eat cake.
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Bad news. It’s not that much better.