Well, that was easy. A letter from Quebec Premier François Legault, a response from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and voilà Canada’s Constitution changes. Quebec will become “a nation.” Not a nation within a unified Canada, mind you. An actual nation with benefits. This nation will still send MPs to Ottawa and benefit from every federal program, while continuing to assert its absolute right to block energy transmission through its territory,.
Posted: May 14, 2021 7:41 PM MT | Last Updated: May 15
Paul Hinman, interim leader of the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta, hopes his party can capitalize on the UCP troubles. (Trevor Wilson/CBC)
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Cold hard cash is the lifeblood of political parties. When donations fall sharply, leaders are in trouble.
By that measure, Premier Jason Kenney faces a massive challenge.
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In the first quarter of 2021, his United Conservative Party raised $591,598, according to figures posted Friday by Elections Alberta.
And the NDs absolutely walloped the UCP in donations under $250, a key measure of support among regular folks.
The official opposition raised $809,059 from that group. The government party collected only $216,699.
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