is using it to warn of war with Ottawa if it introduces a law that she suspects will threaten the livelihoods of those making a very good income in the province’s oil patch.
Mr. Trudeau recently had the gall to make this point in an interview with Reuters. “One of the challenges is there is a political class in Alberta that has decided that anything to do with climate change is going to be bad for them or for Alberta,” he said, calling for Ms. Smith’s government to use its budget surplus to fund carbon capture, utilization and storage technology.
Still, carbon capture aside, it’s fair to say that Alberta has not exactly been at the forefront of climate policy. The only Alberta premier who has come close to embracing the challenge that climate change poses is the NDP’s Rachel Notley, but she was dumped from office largely on the basis of the carbon tax she introduced. Her successor, Jason Kenney, eliminated the tax as his first order of business upon taking office. He then fought the national carbon tax in court, and lost.
KELLY CRYDERMAN: Despite Ottawa’s rebrand of pending policy, Alberta finds ‘just-transition’ anything but that
They don’t they are promoting the sale of their oil and gas and want to increase their production.
Spoiler: The Alberta NDP care, but the rest of our sitting politicians don't. Contrary to the image we've earned, there is a plurality of our electorate that does actually want to reform -- yet that section of our society has to fight against big oil & gas corporate lobbying.
For one thing. Albertans don’t have to worry about rising sea levels. So to hell with the majority of humans who happen to live close to coastlines.
It’s not a question about “caring” about climate change but rather it’s a question about solutions to the negative effects of climate change. Taxing Albertans out of existence, although a solution, tends not to get much support amoung those trying to stay warm and get to work.
Hopefully not at all. Who would want to be involved with that lunacy?
About as much as sane Canadians do — not at all. Give us back our f’n plastic
Does anyone anywhere care about Alberta or anything/anyone in it? Probably not
I wonder... And do they take it with them when promoted to Ottawa?
Not enough to let Justin Trudeau destroy our economy over it.
Climate change is total bs and is designed to pedal green products.
How much do reporters paid with federal subsidies really care about Albertans?