The Premier is a vocal opponent of the federal government’s plan to force provinces to slash emissions from their electricity grids and the emissions cap for the oil and gas sector
pledged to put a stop to two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s marquee energy policies in her election night victory speech, running headlong into new emissions reduction rules that are key to Ottawa achieving its climate targets.
On Parliament Hill Tuesday, the two ministers responsible for the most contentious files with Alberta played down the potential for a rift with Ms. Smith, who cemented her political comeback with Monday night’s majority government win. Greening Canada’s electricity grid is an economic imperative, he said, because it’s key to attracting new investment. Mr. Wilkinson noted that Ontario’s clean power grid helped. He said beyond mandating the change through regulations, Ottawa will also incentivize co-operation with federal cash.
Ottawa’s commitment to its energy policies was underscored Tuesday by the Prime Minister’s decision to promote the deputy minister of natural resources to the top job in the federal bureaucracy. John Hannaford will assume the role of Privy Council clerk effective June 24, when Janice Charette retires.
In the case of the emissions cap, the source said the federal government is flexible on compliance, for example, allowing companies to buy credits to offset their emissions. They said those talks will happen in concert with those on the planned contracts for differences – which would act as an insurance policy forThe source also said that while Ms.
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