What Chrystia Freeland’s real role will be - Macleans.ca

You can take the gal out of Alberta, they say, presumably, but you can’t take the Alberta out of the gal. If you were going to try, though, you might want to educate her at Harvard and Oxford, and then have her rise through a string of elite journalism jobs in London and New York, during which time she emerges as a quintessential member of the Davos jet set, and finally have her jump into politics as the MP for, of all ridings, Toronto Centre.

What does matter then? Hall Findlay argues that Trudeau must somehow revisit and reform his new Impact Assessment Act—vilified in Alberta as the No More Pipelines Act. Strictly speaking, that law for reviewing big resource projects isn’t in Freeland’s new purview. Even if it were, tinkering with policy isn’t likely to bring many Albertans around to Liberal rule.

If that’s her job, it should not be mistaken as a charm offensive. Freeland is tenacious. Complex files don’t intimidate her. For those who don’t mind hearing talking points recited over and over, her message discipline is commendable. But her relentlessly chipper, briskly assertive manner can grate. Even a loyal Freeland aide said her patter throughout the NAFTA marathon had Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade representative who sat opposite during those negotiations, “pulling his hair out.

Macleans opinion? Just another bitter Conservative pill from a bored journalist!

She is the best of the best. Someday our Prime Minister. Equally as good as Justin.

“Not her job to be winning over voters”. That’s what they were doing for the past 4years.

Horrible choice. Freeland has shown no respect for life or democracy as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Forget Alberta. She gets a big thumbs down, from everyone I know on the Left in Ontario too.

We see who won over the people in AB...the lying cheating fraud Jason...the fascist! They certainly are going to pay...in more ways then one.

Yawn. Virtue signaling bs.

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