New Tory leader prods Trudeau on western alienation
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OTTAWA — Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said he will push the federal Liberals for a plan to temper western anger and get oil to global markets.
“It’s about collaboration, not confrontation,” O’Toole told the Free Press at his inaugural Tuesday news conference on Parliament Hill.
The Tory leader said western alienation was his first topic of conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in their first call on Monday.
The Ontario MP said regional tensions are dangerous for a country facing an unprecedented economic crisis.
“It has to do with the ability of any Canadian province to live up to its potential and provide job opportunities for its people. It’s about respecting our Constitution and the provincial autonomy,” he said.
In a month, Trudeau will have Parliament hear a new throne speech, which will set out the Liberals’ new direction after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted their legislative agenda.
The minority government has hinted at a massive spending spree, but requires at least one other party to keep the confidence of the House of Commons.
Otherwise, Canadians would be headed to the polls this fall.
O’Toole said the Tories need to see support for the oil patch in the September speech.
“If they continue to leave out the ability for our resource sector to get Canadian resources to market, we’re going to see more western alienation,” he said, arguing that the status quo will cause job losses in other regions.
The Tory leader would not provide any examples of issues that drive western alienation beyond the resource sector, but accused the Liberals of “an Ottawa-knows-best approach.”
The NDP has asked the Liberals to promise more child-care funding in the throne speech. The Bloc Québécois has suggested it might not support the government unless Trudeau resigns over the WE Charity scandal.
— Dylan Robertson