Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Mega Development

Official Opposition Dept: Both the government and official Opposition have opted for pointy-edged positioning on the mega development, practising wedge politics in a bid to corral their respective supporters, according to Vancouver Sun. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been acting as an oil-sands champion, touting a jobs-and-growth agenda while NDP leader Tom Mulcair pitches to folks worried about the environment and about a petrodollar making eastern Canadian exports uncompetitive and liberals this week promised a compromise position on Alberta's oilsands, in contrast to the Conservatives' unbridled enthusiasm for the project and New Democratic Party's disdain. It's part of a growing polarization that lately has characterized Canadian politics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.