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...adherents in his remarks the night of the defeat, the returns indicate a "willingness to give federalism another chance," then that opportunity must not be squandered. Trudeau cannot allow the focus of constitutional discussion to center on the oil-rich West--more specifically, on the booming province of Alberta, which has not shown any inkling of wanting to share its wealth with poverty-stricken regions such as the Maritimes. Many Albertans hoped for a Levesque victory last week, feeling it would facilitate their claims for greater provincial autonomy...
...barrel from $13.75 this year. His goal, he said, was to encourage energy conservation as well as the development of new oil supplies. But the proposed oil price boost was seen in eastern Canada as a boondoggle for the oil producers of Clark's native Alberta. Ontario's Tory Premier William Davis publicly clashed with Clark, arguing that Alberta was going to be enriched at the expense of jobs and industry in Ontario. As a senior Liberal strategist put it, "Clark broke the first rule of minority governments-you do things for people, not to them...
Canadian universities are also answering record numbers of requests for transfer information. A spokesman for the University of Alberta said the university has been receiving six to 12 phone calls daily from worried Iranians in the United States. Normally the university gets only three or four inquiries per month, he said...
Clark faces considerable pressure from oil-rich Alberta's Conservative provincial Premier Peter Lougheed. Talk has now turned from potential separation by Quebec from Canadian confederation to the possibility of Albertan secession. Alberta has felt shackled by Canada's regional economic inequities. The wealthier provinces, particularly highly-industrialized Ontario, oil-rich Alberta and resource-rich British Columbia have traditionally offered support to the country's poorer regions. But the booming economy in Alberta has made Albertans impatient, headed by the outspoken Lougheed. The advantages of remaining in confederation have been increasingly eclipsed for residents of Clark's home province...
Which does not mean the larger questions have been sufficiently answered. Where, for instance, are the issues? Are parliamentary politics committed to convenience at the expense of policy? How long will Trudeau remain in office if elected? Who would succeed him? And what about Quebec and Alberta, not to mention inflation, unemployment, and energy? February 18 cannot determine answers. But talk of the country's "decline" is Canadian self-indulgence, particularly if viewed in the global context. The election, however, remains a test of Canadian parliamentary democracy's stability and credibility...