Trudeau, Notley, Horgan and the Politics of Pipelines
What if the inter-provincial Trans Mountain pipeline dispute doesn\u2019t represent a failure of democracy or the rule of law? What if it actually shows a system working the way it\u2019s supposed to?
Political theorist David Moscrop joins host Andre Goulet to explain why, far from a constitutional crisis, this is what functional federalism looks like in action.
Plus: exploring the self-interests and political motivations guiding the pipeline policies of John Horgan, Rachel Notley and Justin Trudeau.
Look for David Moscrop's \u2018The Kinder Morgan spat is an intractable slog\u2014but it\u2019s also democracy in action\u2019 at macleans.ca
This conversation was recorded on April 22nd, 2018.
Mastered by Chris Hernandez at Studio Petit Palais in Montreal.