Alberta Premier Jason Kenney moved to quiet growing anti-federal unrest in a speech to a Manning Centre conference in Red Deer Saturday afternoon..Calling it a “very bold” action, Kenney appointed a panel of Albertans to investigate and consult on issues that have angered people in the province..And if the panel finds support on any of the issues, Kenney vowed to hold a referendum allowing Albertans to vote diectly..Committee members will including Preston Manning and Stephen Lougheed, both sons of former Alberta premiers..Kenney said the panel will consult with Albertans on numerous issues including the best ways to get pipelines built, should Alberta collect its own provincial and federal taxes, a made-in-Alberta pension fund, a provincial police force, opting out of federal programs like pharmacare and whether Alberta should have its own constitution..Kenney repeated his threat to hold a referendum on Equalization and demanded the feds remove resource revenues when tallying payments..Kenney also said the province will continue to elect senators and didn’t rule out a referendum on property rights..He said he would consider creating an Alberta Parole Board to take over from the federal government and demanded changes to the EI program to help provincial workers..And he told the crowd what his government’s priorities will be in their fight with Ottawa..He said he will “use all of Alberta’s leverage” to get the Trans Mountain Pipeline built, get a $1.75 billion rebate from Equalization payments and look at liquified natural gas projects that would reduce carbon levels..Kenney urged Canadians not to ignore the feeling of alienation in the West and added he is a committed patriot to the country..“All Alberta is asking for is for a fair deal. Albertans have the right to be fed up,” he said..“Albertans are afraid of where the country is going. This is serious. Albertans have been working for Ottawa for too long. It’s time for Ottawa to work for us.”.Kenney told the crowd about a litany of Justin’s Trudeau’s “actively hostile” moves that have hurt the province including the west coast tanker ban, Bill 69, the carbon tax and even not helping with the pine beetle invasion in Alberta forests..“This can not be allowed to continue,” Kenney told the crowd of hundreds, adding Trudeau was “killing the Golden Goose” of Canada’s economy with its anti-energy moves..“The hands are around the neck.”.He also blasted Trudeau on foreign relations saying the province has been hurt by Chinese and U.S. tariffs..The premier reiterated actions his government has taken to fight moves against Alberta like proclaiming the NDP’s Bill 12, and speaking to federal Senate committees.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney moved to quiet growing anti-federal unrest in a speech to a Manning Centre conference in Red Deer Saturday afternoon..Calling it a “very bold” action, Kenney appointed a panel of Albertans to investigate and consult on issues that have angered people in the province..And if the panel finds support on any of the issues, Kenney vowed to hold a referendum allowing Albertans to vote diectly..Committee members will including Preston Manning and Stephen Lougheed, both sons of former Alberta premiers..Kenney said the panel will consult with Albertans on numerous issues including the best ways to get pipelines built, should Alberta collect its own provincial and federal taxes, a made-in-Alberta pension fund, a provincial police force, opting out of federal programs like pharmacare and whether Alberta should have its own constitution..Kenney repeated his threat to hold a referendum on Equalization and demanded the feds remove resource revenues when tallying payments..Kenney also said the province will continue to elect senators and didn’t rule out a referendum on property rights..He said he would consider creating an Alberta Parole Board to take over from the federal government and demanded changes to the EI program to help provincial workers..And he told the crowd what his government’s priorities will be in their fight with Ottawa..He said he will “use all of Alberta’s leverage” to get the Trans Mountain Pipeline built, get a $1.75 billion rebate from Equalization payments and look at liquified natural gas projects that would reduce carbon levels..Kenney urged Canadians not to ignore the feeling of alienation in the West and added he is a committed patriot to the country..“All Alberta is asking for is for a fair deal. Albertans have the right to be fed up,” he said..“Albertans are afraid of where the country is going. This is serious. Albertans have been working for Ottawa for too long. It’s time for Ottawa to work for us.”.Kenney told the crowd about a litany of Justin’s Trudeau’s “actively hostile” moves that have hurt the province including the west coast tanker ban, Bill 69, the carbon tax and even not helping with the pine beetle invasion in Alberta forests..“This can not be allowed to continue,” Kenney told the crowd of hundreds, adding Trudeau was “killing the Golden Goose” of Canada’s economy with its anti-energy moves..“The hands are around the neck.”.He also blasted Trudeau on foreign relations saying the province has been hurt by Chinese and U.S. tariffs..The premier reiterated actions his government has taken to fight moves against Alberta like proclaiming the NDP’s Bill 12, and speaking to federal Senate committees.
