Thread by @RachelNotley

Why isn’t Alberta’s premier playing a central role in resolving this issue?

Part of the reason that he is not at the table right now is the damage he has done to his own credibility.

#ableg #cdnpoli

In November, the Premier called the Governor of Michigan “brain dead” and then complained in a radio interview that he could not even get a meeting with her during a trip to the state in 2019.

Now I don’t defend Governor Whitmer or her position, but the Premier of Alberta should be able to get a meeting with her - as a matter of respect if nothing else.

This Premier promised Albertans a so-called “fight-back strategy” in the lead up to the 2019 election campaign.

So far, that approach has only brought us the Steve Allan inquiry, the energy war room, and the hunt for Bigfoot.

Two years into the Premier’s mandate, that strategy has left us with fewer jobs and an economy that will be among the slowest to come out of the pandemic.

When the Premier of Alberta is not at the table, working Albertans pay the price.

The potential shutdown of Enbridge’s Line 5 will have a major impact on the Canadian economy and the reverberations of such a move will be felt back here in Alberta.

We need a comprehensive and strategic diplomatic approach to relations with State Governments and the White House south of the border.