Variables MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST DIVIDED WE STAND They Put the “Dis” in Regional Disparities
SASKATCHEWAN PREMIER BRAD WALL recently called Quebec’s efforts to block or delay the Energy East pipeline divisive. “Enough is enough. Saskatchewan and Western Canada has to protect its own interest and send some strong messages,” said Wall in March. Just another example of the tension that can exist between Canada’s distinctive regions. —Steve Brearton
Calgary vs. Eastern Canada
In 1982, Calgary Mayor Ralph Klein rips eastern Canadian “creeps” and “bums” for moving west without jobs,
accommodation or money: “Even if we have to put
them all in jail, on top of one another, we have to do it” St. John’s vs. Canada
In 2008, journalist Ryan Cleary (who is later elected NDP MP for St. John’s South-Mount Pearl) writes: “I don’t want to seem ungrateful, but now that we’re rolling in the cash, it may be time to consider breaking away from the country of Canada. If we’re teetering on the edge of economic independence anyway, why not go all the way?”
Toronto vs. Canada
In 2000, Toronto financier and philanthropist Alan Broadbent talks about Toronto becoming a city-state: “We see the relative powerlessness of Toronto to deal with issues. There’s a sense of the strong decline in the quality of infrastructure and life in the city. This is not anti-Canada”
Quebec vs. Western Canada
In 2012, Quebec Premier Jean Charest complains about the federal government’s inequitable treatment of western provinces: “There are two realities in Canada. There are
the economies of oil, gas and potash — and others”
Nisga’a First Nation vs. British Columbia
In 2000, following royal assent of a treaty giving the band self-government rights Nisga’a Chief Joe Gosnell says: “We need to be able to move forward and become self-sufficient — self-sufficient as we once were, not too long ago. We’ve been in the poorhouse for 100 years. It’ll take a little bit of time to get us there”
Ontario vs. Canada
Following a 2011 report on federal equalization payments, Ontario Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Len Crispino says: “Ontario citizens are the most disadvantaged Canadians when it comes to . . . education, healthcare and childcare. This is unacceptable when billions of tax dollars … are transferred outside this province”
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