By the end of the premiers’ conference, his coalition of the ‘frustrated and alienated’ looked surprisingly shallow
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John Horgan misses the premiers’ meeting, loses game of inches
B.C.’s anti-pipeline premier wasn’t around to stop a joint statement that sounded decidedly pro-oil—in a mealy-mouthed, premiers’-summit kind of way
Paul Wells in Conversation: The premiers
Maclean’s talks to Christy Clark, Greg Selinger, Brad Wall and Kathleen Wynne
Paul Wells in Conversation: Christy Clark
The B.C. premier talks energy exports and all that’s at stake
Paul Wells in Conversation: Greg Selinger
The Manitoba Premier explains why he’s obsessed by trade
Paul Wells in conversation with Brad Wall
The Saskatchewan premier talks free trade and personal responsibility
Paul Wells in Conversation: Kathleen Wynne
The Ontario premier talks infrastructure, health and finances
Premiers in P.E.I.: Let the eastern bastards shine in the sun
Paul Wells in Charlottetown, where all eyes are on Wynne and Couillard
The premiers in brief: energy fights, flood recovery, Senate reform, drug prices, wine barriers…
The provincial premiers’ meeting at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., under the Council of the Federation banner, just wrapped up. I’ve posted on two big-ticket issues featuring federal-provincial friction—job training and infrastructure funding. But much more was discussed. Here’s selective notebook on topics associated with some premiers:
Provinces make late push for federal infrastructure money
Premiers want more of what cities already have