premier-designate Jason Kenney struck a day after his impressive victory
is one that becomes more common—for the sake of the country,” Mason writes.
“There is little question that the often caustic, combative style
that Mr. Kenney forged as a candidate for the premier’s office was
highly effective. It certainly echoed the anger and resentment that is
palpable in his province at the moment,” he adds. “But baying at every
dark shadow that moves does not a leader make. Nor does it create the
kind of calm, stable environment that investors crave.”
That doesn’t mean there isn’t confrontation ahead, with Mason
predicting the Trudeau government will push ahead with the controversial
pipeline in which it so lavishly invested taxpayers’ dollars last year.
With C$15 billion in play if Ottawa is stuck completing the Trans
Mountain expansion on its own, “that’s a lot of money for a government
to spend to help out a province we’re told it cares little about,” Mason
writes. “But this is where things get interesting.”