Prime Minister Mark Carney has just attempted the political equivalent of the great Charles Blondin crossing the Niagara Gorge on a tightrope. It would be fair to say he’s only halfway across, but so far, so good.

The decision to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Alberta that opens up the prospect for an oil pipeline to the West Coast and a gas-fired electricity-generation investment boom, in exchange for a higher industrial carbon tax and the adoption of carbon-capture technology, has upset the Liberal progressive wing.

Former heritage minister Steven Guilbeault has decided to walk into the political wilderness , presumably in the hope that the party comes around to his way of thinking. (He was replaced on Monday by former Immigration Minister, Marc Miller).

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