Statement: Premier Danielle Smith’s meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney
Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement following her meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney:
“At his request, I met with Prime Minister Mark Carney today (March 20). We had a very frank discussion in which I made it clear that Albertans will no longer tolerate the way we've been treated by the federal Liberals over the past 10 years. I provided a specific list of demands the next Prime Minister, regardless of who that is, must address within the first six months of their term to avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis. This includes:
Guaranteeing Alberta full access to unfettered oil and gas corridors to the north, east, and west
Repealing Bill C-69 (aka. “no new pipelines act”)
Lifting the tanker ban off the B.C. coast
Eliminating the oil and gas emissions cap, which is a production cap
Scrapping the so-called Clean Electricity Regulations
Ending the prohibition on single use plastics
Abandoning the net-zero car mandate
Returning oversight of the industrial carbon tax to the provinces
Halting the federal censorship of energy companies
“I also made it clear that Alberta, as owner of the resource, will not accept an export tax or restriction of Alberta’s oil and gas to the United States, and that our province is no longer agreeable to subsidizing other large provinces who are fully capable of funding themselves. Lastly, I made it clear that federal mismanagement of Jasper and Banff national parks resulted in last year’s tragic wildfire in Jasper and is endangering Banff, and the situation must be rectified immediately.
“With the federal election about to be called, I encourage all Albertans to get involved in what is likely one of the most pivotal and important elections in our nation’s history, and to support the party and candidates that have consistently advocated for freeing Alberta from federal overreach and the repeated economic attacks our province has faced from Ottawa over the past 10 years.”