B.C. Premier Eby says Canada won’t work if Ottawa favours separatist premiers
Eby says B.C. projects need the same federal backing after Carney’s Alberta deal set pipeline and carbon pricing terms.
- On Tuesday, British Columbia Premier David Eby urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to match federal support provided to Alberta, citing $88 billion in provincial projects and 34 major initiatives ready to proceed.
- The demand follows an agreement signed last week between Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith that included a new pipeline and $130 per tonne carbon pricing, prompting Eby's concerns about federal engagement with "separatist premiers."
- Inside the legislature on Tuesday, tensions flared as the Conservative Party accused Eby of opposing LNG projects; Conservative MLA Claire Rattee was ejected from the chamber for being argumentative while defending her party's record.
- Conservative Party interim leader Trevor Halford claimed Eby's comments were politically motivated, telling reporters the premier is attempting to "weaponize" his relationship with the prime minister to improve his poll numbers.
- Eby intends to relay these grievances to Carney during a meeting scheduled for today in Vancouver, emphasizing that federal support must be distributed with equal respect across all provinces to maintain a unified country.
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Eby complains to Carney about "separatist premiers”
XAuthor: Quinn PatrickB.C. Premier David Eby complained that Canada cannot function if “separatists” and “separatist premiers” continue to dominate the attention of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government, while other provinces are allegedly “left out of the discussion.”Eby made the comments in Vancouver on Wednesday ahead of his meeting with Carney as a “very straightforward message to the prime minister.”“This country cannot work if separatist…
Canada can't work if 'separatists, separatist premiers' get all of Ottawa's attention: B.C. premier
B.C. Premier David Eby said the 'real and present threat' of an Alberta separatism referendum 'enabled by decisions made by the Albertan government' has partly led Ottawa to engage differently with the province. 'Bluntly, we cannot have bad behaviour decide who gets engaged with by the federal government,' Eby said.
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