It was recently noticed in the Western chapter by Angus Reid Institute.
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Ottawa – Former Alberta Prime Minister Jason Kenny says when it comes to calls from inside the provinces to separation from Canada, political leaders should not allow the small minority to control the agenda.
“I do not think that any political leader should allow the tail to shake the dog, let the small minority dominate the agenda of 10 or 15 percent of Albertin who are strict separatists,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Strong Canada Network conference, which is an annual gathering of the conservative movement in Canada.
However, he has warned of the dangers of exacerbation of frustration between Western Canadians if they feel that there will be no federal government that understands the importance of the Western resources.
Angus Reid has noticed the polling institute in the Western chapter recently, which issued a survey indicating that about 30 percent of those living in Alberta and Saskatchewan answered they would vote to leave the Canadian Federation either to form their country or join the United States, if the liberals won this month.
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Versive public opinion polls indicate that the conservatives are linked or failed for the liberals in the national campaign that culminates on April 28.
Fears of Western secession also increased in light of US President Donald Trump repeated that he wanted Canada to become “state 51”, which Federal leaders rejected.
Prime Minister in Saskatchewan Scott Mo, who also spoke at the conference, said he would see where discussions are chasing the national unity.
He said it is fair to ask the liberals, “What will you do differently, as you know, a certain part of the people, a large part of the people, in an area in this country, who do not feel the deprivation of the policies that have been enacted over the last issue of the years?
“The question can come to me in the post -April 28 environment, but for today, I think it is a fair question for the leaders of the federal parties, regarding what you may do differently to ensure that all Canadians feel that they are respected not only by their national government, but through all regions.”
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“A lot of bark … very little of the bite”
As the Prime Minister Alberta from 2019 to 2022, Kenny said he tried to direct these frustrations to reforms within the union.
He said that the payment for secession did not succeed in Alberta’s political history.
“This movement is a lot of bark and a little bit. I don’t think we should spend a lot of time in obsession.”
Kenny stepped down as the leader of the United Conservative Party in Alberta in 2022 after dissatisfaction with the party members because of his dealings with the Covid-19 pandemic and after winning the leadership review.
It now works in the private sector and also works on the POSTMEDIA Board.
Before summoning the federal elections, Daniel Smith, Prime Minister Alberta, who left Kenny, presented a list of demands that the next Prime Minister should fulfill or risk a “unprecedented national crisis.”
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The cancellation of liberal policies, including the effect evaluation law, known as the C-69 draft law, which critics say has created an intractable approval of energy projects; The cover on oil and gas emissions. And mandating the net electricity and electricity network.
Kenny said on Friday that he sees public opinion polls that appear to support the idea of separating Alberta from Canada as a “agent” to frustrate the population.
“I am a Canadian patriot, and I think the vast majority of Albertan,” he said.
He added that those who threaten to leave because they do not approve the results of the elections are not only “opposite results”, but also “non -national.”
At the same time, Kenny said that the leaders in the center of Canada should not explicitly reject these feelings because the concerns that people are suffering from Ottawa’s positions towards energy resources in West Canada are “legitimate”.
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He said: “Unfortunately, in Canada, we can never take national unity for it.” He also pointed to Quebec, where polls indicate that Parti québécois separatists were leading.
Stylor@postMedia.com
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