The conclusion of the Alberta provincial election on Monday will herald yet another stage in the federal-provincial relationship, often characterized in recent years by either tense co-operation or outright opposition.
Where political analysts in Alberta often talk about the province’s three electoral “regions” — Edmonton, Calgary and rural areas — Ottawa has also been a point of focus throughout the campaign.
Opposition to the federal government is a “baseline” for both of Alberta’s major parties, Corey Hogan, a political commentator and strategist, said in an interview on CBC’s The House that aired Saturday.
“Certainly [NDP Leader] Rachel Notley has been more measured in her responses, but nobody’s going
