Trudeau needs to act on Trans Mountain and equalization to bridge East-West divide: strategist

OTTAWA – After a fractious election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's next steps must involve focused action on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and reconfiguring the equalization formula in Alberta or risk further alienation from the West, says a political strategist in Saskatchewan. Earnscliffe’s Jamie Miley said if Trudeau, instead, chooses to approach the concerns of the Western provinces and the ensuing regional divide with symbolic gestures – like hosting mor