It should come as no surprise that Canada’s prime minister would go to bat for national unity, but it remains unclear exactly how Mark Carney’s determination will manifest itself in Alberta.

At his end-of-sitting news conference last week, Carney vowed to make the case for Canada and use the summer months to convince Albertans that things are improving, and that the province has a willing partner in the federal government.

There will, of course, be varying degrees of skepticism about such assurances. Carney isn’t likely to win over committed separatist voters, and Liberal supporters in Alberta (a much less lonely group than was previously the case) probably don’t need much convincing.

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Ultimately, as they say, actions speak louder than words. The original MOU between Alberta and Ottawa, and the subsequent agreement on how to proceed, would both fall into that category, even if........

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