Premier Tim Houston is blasting Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet for recent comments about Canada. In responding to a question about calling the Canadian parliament a “foreign parliament he sits in”, Blanchet doubled down by saying, “We are, whether we like it or not, part of an artificial country with very little meaning, called Canada.” In a letter to Blanchet, Houston says he was dismayed by the comments and went on to ask Blanchet what it is he doesn’t like about the country and why he hasn’t done his part during his time as a parliamentarian, paid by the taxpayer, to work toward improving the country. Houston ended by telling Blanchet to take more pride and honour in being an elected official of Canada and if he can’t, to step aside in favour of someone who will put country first.