Open this photo in gallery: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in Ajax, Ont. on Nov. 30, 2023.CARLOS OSORIO/Reuters Canadian divide Re “Surrendering to the provinces doesn’t bring peace to the federation. It only emboldens them” (Jan. 10): In Alberta, a populist threatens to ignore any law she disagrees with. In Saskatchewan, another one threatens to break a law and absolve the bureaucracy from legal exposure. Ontario has normalized use of the notwithstanding clause. Quebec is expert at exploiting language laws. New Brunswick has cynically introduced “parental rights” legislation. Arguably all of this falls outside the responsibility of provinces to...