US EditionANALYSIS | Mark Carney Has a National Unity Problem. A Liberal Voice in Calgary Might Help
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ANALYSIS | Mark Carney has a national unity problem. A Liberal voice in Calgary might help
Holding the country together has always been one of the primary tasks of a Canadian prime minister. But it's fair to say that responsibility may weigh heavier on Mark Carney than it has on any prime minister since Jean Chrétien.
Prime Minister Mark Carney did not intend to pay Quebecers and British Columbians a share equivalent to the nearly $4 billion deposited in other Canadians' bank accounts in recent weeks.
Yves-François Blanchet wanted Quebecers to receive $814 million in compensation.
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Viewed from a certain angle, it could be read as good news that only 30 per cent of Albertans believe their province would be better off on its own, a share that has grown only slightly over the last five years. In a hypothetical referendum, just 28 per cent said they would vote to secede. But among those who believe Alberta would be better off outside of Canada, feelings have seemingly hardened. And a referendum is no longer purely hypothetica…
"It's not unfair, it's consistent," he said on Tuesday. The post Carney refuses to pay Quebecers $814 million in "remission" of carbon tax appeared first on Les Affaires.
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