Provinces enthusiastic to being granted more autonomy

[CHIMO]

TORONTO, CALGARY, OTTAWA — Premiers and provincial ministers contemplated their own new international deals Wednesday and praised the federal government's stated willingness to give them more independence on the world economic stage.

“This is, without a doubt, the most significant policy change in the federal government in at least 25 years,” said Conservative Premier Ed Stelmach of Alberta.

“We've always advocated, as the province of Alberta, to be involved in those negotiations that have an impact on our province, and the Prime Minister has heard us very clearly and reflected that position in this latest policy change.”

When every province has its own special deal with the federal government, “then I think we are in some danger of fracturing the relationship among the provinces.”

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When Courchene starts spouting cautions, then you have to start thinking.

Maybe Upper and Lower Canada has to start thinking about what Canada means to them. The rest of the country certainly seems to be going off in all directions!

It would certainly put the issue front and center.

[HeresyLives]

1. If Canada ever breaks up,

it will be Ontario and Quebec who leave - together.




edited for clarity

[glarius]

2. As I have been saying for months....Harper is accomplishing his goals

by stealth because the way things are now, the Liberals cannot force and election and the smarmy, son-of-a-bitch Harper knows it.