A war Jason Kenney neither wants nor needs GlobeBusiness
Politicians campaign in slogans but govern in everyday realities. We can only hope that the softer, less bellicose tone that Alberta premier-designate Jason Kenney struck a day after his impressive victory is one that becomes more common – for the sake of the country.
The federal government has announced that it will make a final decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in mid-June. The Liberals will likely forge ahead with the project, given that they have already spent $4.5-billion to buy the existing line and the rights to twin it – an endeavour currently estimated to cost over $9-billion.
Mr. Kenney is promising to repeal many of the environmental reforms brought in by the outgoing NDP administration of Rachel Notley. That includes scrapping the 100 megatonne cap on oil-sands emissions and stopping the regulatory shutdown of coal plants. These actions, of course, would naturally produce more pollution.
What this means, of course, is that if Canada is going to have any hope of meeting its commitments under the Paris climate accord, other provinces in Canada are going to have to carry a much bigger share of the load than Alberta. In fact, the rest of the country already does.
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