As the political storm heats up in Canada, the provincial premiers' fragile coalition has all but shattered, and all it took was an agreement in principle with the Alberta Government to take elbows up to head first to the bottom of the stairs, bursting on impact.  

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May shouts betrayal at the top of her lungs federally, while Danielle Smith desperately tries to distance herself from her base, and NDP Leader Nenshi waits in the wings as Alberta's next Premier. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the Parti Québécois, once thought dead in the water, is getting ready for a transition to Government in the upcoming fall election.  

The people of Canada have woken up and, not surprisingly, have discovered that they don't like what they are seeing. For the most part, like Elizabeth May, they feel betrayed and angry at governments at both the federal and provincial levels. 

Meanwhile, while Smith tries desperately to rebrand herself as a federalist, her base, which is comprised mainly of Separatists and MAGA supporters, made it quite clear how they feel about her apparent shift in direction at the policy convention last weekend. For a small but very vocal group, the resounding boos and Jeers clearly sent a message to Smith that her new direction was not appreciated or wanted by those in the UCP who have clearly seen her as a leader more in the way rather than one they can unify around.  

Sitting in the middle of all this are Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, both desperately trying to sway voters back into their camps and offend no one. Carney, as I had predicted, is busy passing the Conservatives' election platform, while Poilievre is desperately trying to rebrand himself as he faces a spring review. 

The problem Poilievre faces is that Carney's administration looks more like Stephen Harp

er's as he moves his party to the center right and has left Poilievre scrambling to find a space for himself. 

What makes matters worse for both is that the once Conservative stronghold of the West now looks to be going to elect NDP Governments in all four of the prairie provinces and a strong, if not minority Government in Ontario, with a Quebec Nationalist Government in Quebec.  

Canadian people have had enough of both Carney and Poilievre as they wade through an agenda that comprises generalized agreements, then concrete action.  

Most realize that Canada has no time to play this game anymore and want decisive economic action rather than empty words, as evidenced by Carney's steel announcement last week, only to be followed by massive layoffs at Algoma just days later.  

This is not a game played with a deck of marked cards. These are people's lives and livelihoods our legislators are playing with. Not until our legislators see people and not just polls and statistics will an economic turnaround happen.