Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that any ideas of Western Alienation are “crazy.'”.The Liberal prime minister made the comment in question period as his Throne Speech was debated..“The Conservatives want to make this a national unity crisis,” said Trudeau..“I apologize, but this is simply irresponsible. We have shown, throughout this pandemic that, better than anyone else in the world, Canadians are there for one another,” he said in French..“Thus, to try and sneak in this approach, this political attack, its simply irresponsible and crazy.”.The federal Tory party has already said they will not support the Throne Speech.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .Trudeau’s “crazy” remark drew condemnation from Tory leader Erin O’Toole who tweeted video of the prime minister’s comments..O’Toole brought up the issue of Western Alienation during his first conversation with Trudeau after he won the Tory leadership..Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, along with his Western counterparts, Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe and Manitoba’s Brian Pallister, have been unanimous in saying the Throne Speech will do nothing to help the economies of the west..Pallister was particularly critical of Trudeau for not increasing health transfers..“When your foundation is eroding you fix your foundation first, you don’t start redecorating your second floor sitting room,” Pallister said..Later Thursday, Canada’s premier issued a statement expressing their disappointment the Throne Speech included no increase in health care spending..” Instead of putting forward a firm commitment to addressing the long-term sustainability of Canada’s public healthcare systems, the federal government signaled investments in new time-limited initiatives; many in areas of provincial and territorial jurisdiction, such as health, early learning and childcare, skills training, and housing,” the premier’s statement read..They also called for revamping the federal fiscal stabilization program, something Alberta has long advocated..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
