Aren’t we all pleased that the federal election is over? The continual vitriol on social media, television, and in news coverage has not been healthy for this country of ours.

The prime minister with a renewed mandate, Mark Carney, seems like a decent, intelligent man. I appreciate how calm and respectful he is while engaging with the Canadian public.

“Let’s put an end to the division and anger of the past. We are all Canadian,” Carney said on election day.

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Then he spoke to those who hadn’t voted for him, saying he intends to govern for all Canadians “no matter where you live, no matter what language you speak, no matter how you voted.”

While acknowledging that “millions of our fellow citizens preferred a different outcome,” he said, “Let’s put an end to the division and anger of the past. We are all Canadian and my government will work for and with everyone.”

That is the route to go, the best path forward, yet the ‘Blue provinces’ are going to be hard to win over.

According to CBC coverage, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith........

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