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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
No no no! The constitution CLEARLY gives the Federal government legislative authority over interprovincial infrastructure that is being built in the national interest, and it does so FOR THIS EXACT REASON. So that no province can hold the country hostage by blocking the construction of projects like these. It'sjust become so normal for it to happen anyway that people now seem to think they're entitled to do so. There is no reason for any constitutional change here - the reason the Feds don't force the issue is because it would give the Bloc more support. It's wholly a political problem and one of the most persistent examples of how the government caters to regional interests to stay in power at the expense of the wellbeing of the country as a whole.
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This exactly. I've been banging the "western block" party for a while now because none of the parties have any incentive to do anything for Alberta. Cons have the votes with doing nothing, the libs won't get the votes no matter what they do. 0 benefit for the federal parties to go out on a limb for the Alberta votes that are not for sale.