Posted on 04/05/06
Summer of friction ahead over equalization
Dalton McGuinty considered the question and squared his jaw in that way he does when he wants to look determined.Are you confident, he was asked, that the provinces will be able to speak with one voice by the time they sit down with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discuss Canada's fiscal arrangements? "I don't know," he said grimly. "We've got a lot of work to do between now and then to ensure that would happen." The Ontario Premier's statement was the surest evidence you would need that all the pieces for an intriguing summer are falling into place. The days are getting warmer, the trees are greening and the premiers are set for a brawl about dividing Canada's riches.
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