Trudeau has not yet shown himself to be a friend of Alberta

1 year ago
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'I did make it crystal clear to the PM during our meeting that Alberta's expectations for what must and must not be included in any future federal legislation, and targets and polices have to include abandonment of any references to Just Transition or any other terminology or policies that signal the phase-out of Alberta's conventional or non-conventional energy sector or workforce.
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Let me be brutally honest: The Prime Minister has not yet shown himself to be a friend of Alberta. There are a litany of federal policies that he has imposed that have been exceptionally harmful to our economy, to our investment climate, and that has cost Albertans tens of thousands of jobs and tens of billions of investments and projects.
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The Prime Minister has been criticized across the country and from within his own party as being unnecessary divisive and unable to improve national unity or economic growth.
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I'm opening the door, but I also have to be very clear: if the Prime Minister chooses to slam his door in our face and move unilaterally forward with Just Transition or other impossible and arbitrary emission targets or policies without Alberta's involvement and agreement, Alberta will be relentless in our opposition, and we'll use every tool in our disposal to protect Albertans' jobs and future.
The ball is now in the Prime Minister's court and I hope his response is the right one.'

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