Carney pitches ‘co-operative federalism’ as Alberta referendum looms
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Summary
Learn English with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. In this episode, he talks about the difference between the referendum in Alberta and Quebec, and the benefits of a "cooperative federalism" in Canada.
Transcript
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for Alberta and Quebec is the same. The question was asked about referendum. I made the distinction
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that there is an actual referendum in Alberta on October 19th. There's a possibility, it's a
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scenario in Quebec. So there's one difference there, but the approach, and I'm just going to
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give the core the answer, which is the same, which is cooperative federalism. In Quebec, we have just
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agreed a few weeks ago, Premier Frechette and myself, a $10 billion infrastructure package
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that a series of agreements in community infrastructure, health infrastructure,
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public transport, affordable housing, infrastructure for affordable housing,
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these are deals, if you will, that have been held up for years.
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We're both focused on delivering for the citizens of Quebec.
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It's a different economy, different province, different immediate needs,
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but with the implementation agreement around carbon capture,
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around nuclear, around renewables, around preparation for artificial intelligence, and
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of course around a possible pipeline to the West.
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Working together, getting results for the citizens.
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I make the distinction between the referendum one place and the other, sorry.