Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement after she and Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean and Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz met with federal Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson and federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Dominic LeBlanc on June 19:
“Today’s discussions with federal Ministers Jonathan Wilkinson and Dominic LeBlanc were very constructive, and although there is much more work to be done, I am hopeful today’s meeting is a positive step towards an eventual agreement between our governments that will secure billions in energy investment in Alberta while simultaneously and meaningfully reducing global emissions through technology, innovation and increased export of LNG to international markets.
“During today’s meeting, Alberta made clear our province wished to collaborate with the federal government on reaching a carbon-neutral economy by 2050, however, we told them we believed the federal government’s previously proposed oil and natural gas emissions cap and 2035 net-zero power grid regulations would damage the Alberta economy, cause significant job losses and scare away billions in investment dollars.
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