As Canada’s premiers gather in Winnipeg this week, the priorities they’re articulating seem to be less about their collective action and more — much more — about what they want the federal government to do next.
Is the Council of the Federation basically a lobbying shop now, with premiers meeting to line up their top targets and talking points and to disseminate their demands?
When this suggestion was put to Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson on Monday, the chair of this week’s talks disagreed with this premise and told reporters they needed to wait and see how the premiers might work together and
