What is the point of a First Ministers Conference? But a full-on, capital-F First Ministers Conference, official cars, flag-backed lecterns and all? That was a conference with a real agenda, of course, and real stakes. Only the premiers are not elected to scrutinize federal affairs: that’s what we elect a Parliament for. It is to the House of Commons the federal government is accountable, not the premiers.

Source: National Post December 08, 2018 00:00 UTC