B.C.’s Eby may not be long for the job
The premier won’t have time to turn the economy around as the prospect of an election this year looms large.
Keeping the North strong and free also means ensuring a better way of life for northerners
It’s a lot to ask of the populations of three territories to help protect an entire country through the use of their land if they don’t have reasonable access to electricity, housing, and publicly-funded health care in Canada.
Arctic security investments must also improve living conditions in the North, say territories
The Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut premiers were recently in Ottawa to discuss the need for funding for housing, electricity, and transportation infrastructure as the federal government works to ramp up its security presence.
Lack of flexibility, questions about long-term funding have been stumbling blocks in signing pharmacare deals, say some premiers
Seven provinces and two territories don’t yet have deals even though Prime Minister Mark Carney said last fall that his government is committed to signing more agreements.
Doug Ford needs to be reined in
The Ontario premier’s pitch to poach Quebec doctors will be exploited by the separatists to undermine Quebecers’ sense of belonging to Canada.
Visions of a gold rush in expanded oil exports fly in the face of a decades-old reality
The potential for a conduit to load oil tankers in the dangerous waters of the northern B.C. coast actually ended more than three decades ago.
Canada Part I: Interprovincial Trade & Labour
Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test
The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided country in pursuit of shared prosperity.
‘It was very directive’: Trudeau leaves legacy of deploying federal cash to push provincial policies
Over nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau used bilateral deals, federal dollars, and strings attached to a much greater degree than past PMs to enact a federal policy vision in areas of provincial jurisdiction.
Furey has the right prescription for politics
Premier Andrew Furey’s tenure in provincial politics featured decency as the hallmark of his approach.
