‘Can eastern and western Canada ever bridge the divide?’

This is apropos four letters to the Editor titled ‘Can eastern and western Canada ever bridge the divide?’ from this writer carried by the newspaper on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and yesterday.

On the other hand, if federal leadership acts decisively and creatively, there is still room to heal the divide. Canada could redesign equalization to better reflect resource revenue volatility, treat interprovincial pipelines as strategic national infrastructure, decentralize certain federal powers, and build a more transparent framework for climate transition that does not punish resource provinces.

A balanced approach could demonstrate that Canada’s unity is not based on uniformity but on partnership. A federation as geographically huge and economically diverse as Canada cannot function on a “one-size-fits-all” model; it must recognize the legitimacy of regional priorities and build national policy that respects them.

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