OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative chief Erin O’Toole are refusing to be drawn on Alberta’s upcoming referendum on equalization, making it unclear if everyone may be listening while Albertans speak this autumn.
For Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, the referendum is a way of highlighting the unfairness of equalization, however for federal leaders it poses a primary political headache approximately a way to respond to the vote.
Duane Bratt, a political technology professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, said he is not surprised that federal leaders are wary of having involved.
“They don’t want to touch it with a ten-foot pole,” he stated. “That’s their satisfactory reaction, however wherein it’s gonna get a lot dicey is inside the aftermath of the vote.”
This week, Alberta’s legislature is considering the proper wording of the proposed equalization referendum, however it'll be at the ballot in October, in conjunction with municipal elections in the province.
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