OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative leader Erin O’Toole are refusing to be drawn on Alberta’s upcoming referendum on equalization, making it unclear if anyone will be listening when Albertans speak this fall.
For Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, the referendum is a way of highlighting the unfairness of equalization, but for federal leaders it poses a major political headache about how to respond to the vote.
I think the Republic of Ottawa should secede.
