Is It Too Soon To Be Optimistic After PM Carney's Meeting with the Premiers?

After their seemingly idyllic meeting with Prime Minister Carney, do some of the Premiers need a reality check? Prime Minister Carney’s “nation-building wish list” meeting with the Premiers this week went overwhelmingly well, with some premiers expressing optimism and offering enthusiastic praise of Carney for setting the right tone. However, based on their comments, I get the sense that some of this optimism may be steeped in naivety. Will there be a clash being provincial interests when Prime Minister Carney starts making the Premiers’ “wish lists” into a shortlist? We’ll also touch on the contentious topic of pipelines, which is sure to be a prominent talking point in forthcoming nation-building project discussions and negotiations. In Episode 154 of The Bill Kelly Podcast, Bill discusses the recent meeting between Canadian premiers and Prime Minister Carney. The conversation delves into the outcomes of the meeting, the challenges of project prioritization, and the ongoing discussions surrounding pipelines and federal support. Bill emphasizes the importance of collaboration among provinces and the need for realistic expectations regarding project implementation.Become a YouTube channel member to hear Bill’s stories and life lessons from 50+ years as a broadcast journalist in his members-only series, MORAL OF THE STORY: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUbzckOLocFzNeY1D72iCA/joinDon’t forget to like, follow and subscribe across our channels! Thank you.Listen to The Bill Kelly Podcast everywhere: https://kite.link/the-bill-kelly-podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBillKellyPodcast/featuredBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thisisbillkelly.bsky.socialFacebook: https://facebook.com/TheBillKellyPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisbillkelly/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisisbillkelly/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebillkellypodcastSubStack: billkelly.substack.com/*Comment ‘likes’ on behalf of this channel are an acknowledgment of your comment, not necessarily an endorsement of its contents. Thanks for joining these critical discussions in critical times!CHAPTERS00:00 The Premiers' Meeting with Prime Minister Carney02:49 Wish Lists and Nation Building06:06 Challenges of Project Prioritization08:57 Pipelines and Provincial Interests11:49 Federal Support and Equalization Payments15:10 Looking Ahead: The Road to ImplementationFURTHER READINGPremiers heap praise on meeting with Carney, but no specific projects identifiedhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/article/premiers-heap-praise-on-meeting-with-carney-but-no-specific-projects-identified/After years of neglect, we’ve lost a key element of federal-provincial negotiationhttps://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/january-2023/effective-first-ministers-meetings/Why the PM won’t meet the premiers: They want to do more together. [PM Harper] wants to do less.https://macleans.ca/politics/why-pm-wont-meet-premiers/Premiers express optimism after pitching major projects to Carneyhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/premiers-meeting-prime-minister-carney-major-projects-1.7549577Quebec opens door to pipeline in exchange for cross-border power linehttps://thelogic.co/briefing/quebec-opens-door-to-pipeline-in-exchange-for-cross-border-power-line/HASHTAGS#News#Politics#BreakingNews#politicalnews#newsupdate#canadanews#canadianpolitics#CanadianNews#podcast#NewsPodcast#PoliticalPodcast#PoliticalNews#PoliticalCommentary#NewsUpdates#PoliticalDebate#PoliticalInsights#CurrentAffairs#NewsCommentary#PoliticalCommentary#TodayNews#NewsToday#Liberals#LiberalParty#MarkCarney This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billkelly.substack.com/subscribe