Western provinces were mumbling about it 40 years ago, and that's as far as it got. No provincial leader was floating the idea, it's happened in Saskatchewan and Alberta. No provincial leaders threatened to cut off exports of natural gas and oil to other provinces because they're blocking rail and pipelines.
The situation is vastly different from Trudeau Sr.'s day.
Western provinces were mumbling about it 40 years ago, and that's as far as it got. No provincial leader was floating the idea, it's happened in Saskatchewan and Alberta. No provincial leaders threatened to cut off exports of natural gas and oil to other provinces because they're blocking rail and pipelines.
The situation is vastly different from Trudeau Sr.'s day.