The prime minister and the premier of Alberta have agreed to form a working group to tackle energy issues.
The development was in a statement released by the Alberta government, just a few hours after the two leaders sat down for a short meeting in Calgary on July 7.
“The positive news is the federal government has agreed to immediately form a bilateral working group with the Alberta government to work on an aligned framework,” it said, adding part of that will be ways to promote emissions-reducing technology like carbon capture.
It added the group will also work to develop a regulatory framework for the construction and use of small modular nuclear reactors. And it will work on getting Alberta credit for exporting low-polluting liquefied natural gas….