That's nice Premier Notley.

You go into those meeting halls, and conferences, and public forums, and you make the case.

But try not to forget: 2 years of groveling, apologizing and scraping has accomplished precisely zilch.

In fact, it is likely that it has merely empowered the anti-Alberta haters even more.

Remember the former mayor of Montreal's reaction when one pipeline was abandoned due to the endless blockading tactics? Joy, and euphoria and in-your-face-Alberta theatrics. And his citizens, and millions of others elsewhere in Canada, ate it up.

But you go on your little quest, you go on now. Make nice and be very polite and contrite. Even appeal to reason and fairness and the rule of law.

And when you fail, miserably, you come on back home and throw some more money at potholes and at only "moderate" public sector wage increases.

And pack your bags.