Our Politics Panel considers the building pressure over the cross-province pipeline spat and puts the Alberta Party leadership race into perspective.
B.C. vs Alberta; waiting for the next shoe to drop
The Alberta-B.C. impasse over expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline shows no signs of letting up.
On Monday, the John Horgan government announced it has launched a formal trade challenge of Alberta’s wine ban, which it says is threatening the livelihood of families working to build B.C.’s wine industry.
Premier Notley, meanwhile, has been promising to step-up Alberta’s response if B.C. does not step back this week from its threat to restrict bitumen shipments.
Putting The Alberta Party leadership race into perspective
Alberta Party members are just days away from picking their next leader. Online balloting begins Sunday with the victor to be announced one week from today.
Vying for the leadership are Calgary lawyer Kara Levis, Calgary-South East MLA Rick Fraser and former Edmonton mayor and PC cabinet minister Stephen Mandel.
The race was triggered in early November when former leader Greg Clark resigned, saying it was necessary to build the party ahead of the next provincial election.
Our Politics Panel is made up of: Graham Thomson, Edmonton Journal political affairs columnist; Dave Cournoyer, political blogger and Lori Williams, political scientist, Mount Royal University.
