Corey Hogan: “It’s great that he has a connection to this province but it’s obviously important this year with the looming referendum.”

It’s not about pipelines, it’s about this sense of respect and making sure that the things that Alberta cares about are also cared about by the country as a whole.

What the prime minister said was at least 10 per cent Indigenous ownership, and these things will evolve over time.

I guess the thing I would say is, it’s absolutely worth it. You do not want to be in a situation where afterwards you’re saying, ‘Geez, I wish I’d shown up so there could have been a strong result and we could have put this to bed.’

I think we're all very worried that Alberta politics could be consumed by this forever.