Alberta’s premier will not enforce Trudeau’s ‘Sustainable Jobs Act,’ the Liberals’ latest attempt to eradicate fossil fuel industry
by David Krayden
“Alberta will not recognize, cooperate with or enforce any attempt to phase out our province’s oil and gas industry or its workforce. This is non-negotiable.”
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gave a resounding “no” Friday to the latest attempt by the Trudeau government to eliminate the Canadian oil and gas industry under the Sustainable Jobs Act.
“I remind the federal government that due to emissions reduction technologies, oil and gas sector jobs are also sustainable jobs and will continue to be so for many decades and beyond. This must be clearly recognized by the government and its new advisory panel members,” Smith said.
“Alberta will not recognize, cooperate with or enforce any attempt to phase out our province’s oil and gas industry or its workforce. This is non-negotiable.
“I look forward to upcoming discussions with the federal government to secure alignment between its and Alberta’s emissions reduction strategies. Doing so as quickly as possible will unlock hundreds of billions in investment dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs for Albertans and Canadians.”
Smith was responding to an announcement from federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson that the Trudeau government has repackaged its “Just Transition” legislation aimed at Canada’s oil and gas sector which is primarily located in Alberta. It is now called the Sustainable Jobs Act.