The federal government is looking to douse simmering federal-provincial tensions by identifying short-term victories that can be offered to Alberta. A memo sent internally at Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) shared the eight "Urgent" priorities set out by the Alberta government. The tensions between Ottawa and Alberta have escalated in the last year. "We've have been working for Ottawa for too long and it's about time Ottawa started working for Alberta," the premier said during his trip there in December. Another recent compromise he identified is Ottawa accepting Alberta's carbon plan for large emitters at a tax of $30 per tonne.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2020 09:56 UTC