Subhead:Harris frames Alberta as having a ‘behavioural’ issue in his latest Hill Times column.#
In his latest Hill Times column, Michael Harris opens with a family metaphor: Alberta is the difficult child demanding attention while everyone else behaves themselves.
“When the bad kid gets all the attention, how long before the good kid revisits their options?”
The premise appears to be that Prime Minister Mark Carney is giving Alberta too much attention, particularly regarding energy development and pipeline discussions, while provinces like British Columbia are becoming irritated by Alberta’s demands.
First, notice what disappears from the conversation immediately: why Alberta is upset.
