Editorial: Does Trudeau have Alberta's back?

Like a big brother pulling bullies off of baby sister on the playground, the Trudeau government jumped headlong into a couple of cross-border trade scraps this week.
For a softwood lumber industry under threat by a protectionist Donald Trump, the Liberals unveiled an $867-million aid package, including loans and loan guarantees for forestry firms and agreements to limit job losses. Ottawa is easing the pain for forestry companies whose bottom lines are now being gnawed at by countervailing U.S.