Paula Simons: Pipeline champion Rachel Notley casts herself as Alberta’s Iron Lady
What do Richard Nixon, Margaret Thatcher and Rachel Notley have in common? According to Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons, more than you might think.
In this video essay, Simons looks at the way Alberta’s premier has redefined herself in the battle to build Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline. The lady’s not for turning. But will she be able to turn Canadians? As Simons argues, it’s not just the pipeline’s fate that hangs in the balance.
But it will
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