Mark Carney is being accused of giving Alberta and Quebec different answers on the east-west pipeline issue. Basically, the accusation is that he is telling Alberta “Yes, we will build the pipeline” while at the same time telling Quebec “No, we won’t, unless you change your mind and say Yes.”
We should not be surprised. In fact, he is just taking a page out of the playbook of William Lyon Mackenzie King who, with a total of 21 years and 154 days in office, remains not only the longest-serving prime minister in Canadian history, but also the longest-serving Liberal leader. He held the position for exactly 29 years.
