No matter who becomes leader of the Tory party on Sunday, they will never be able to be on the lookout for Western Canadian interests, says the interim head of Wexit Canada..Jay Hill said the population and number of parliamentary seats in Eastern Canada make it impossible for any new leader to think of policies that are beneficial to any area other than them..“Any leader… must constantly take that fact into account if they wish to become or remain Prime Minister,” Hill said in a Facebook video of the Wexit Canada page..“They will weigh (any policy) whether it will likely gain or lose them votes in Ontario and Quebec.”.Peter MacKay, Erin O’Toole, Leslyn Lewis and Derek Sloan are battling it out to become Tory leader. Results of a mail-in ballot will be announced Sunday afternoon..“Regardless (of who wins), their focus will be on how to win seats down there while taking Western seats for granted,” Hill said..Hill pointed out MacKay has offered Quebec the final say on any pipeline project that would cross their land.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“Exactly how will he do this where others have failed? He doesn’t say. Unless he’s willing to override Quebec’s objections he will never get an Energy East pipeline built,” Hill said..He noted O’Toole has promised to pass a National Strategic Pipelines Act..“Do you really believe Mr. O’Toole will anger Quebeckers by forcing through a pipeline? … calling out the army if necessary,” he said..Hill said Lewis has stated Canada should be using more produced-at-home oil instead of importing it but offers no ideas on how that would be accomplished..Sloan, he said, promised to scrap two Liberal environmental laws but has offered no energy plan beyond that..“Fairness for Western Canada will continue to be on the back burner, if it makes it to the stove at all,” said Hill..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694.Due to a high level of spam content being posted in our comment section below, all comments undergo manual approval by a staff member during regular business hours (Monday - Friday). Your patience is appreciated.
