The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan have accused the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of wanting to shut down the energy sector in their respective provinces and have made it clear they are going to push back.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe were responding to comments made by federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault suggesting that his ultimate goal is the elimination of fossil fuels.
“If it wasn’t clear before, it is now. The Trudeau government doesn’t want to just reduce emissions in our energy sector, they want to completely shut down our energy sector,” said Mr. Moe on Twitter on July 15, sharing a CBC article about Mr. Guilbeault’s intention to push for a “phase-out of unabated fossil fuels” at the next international climate summit, referring to the 28th Conference of the Parties, or COP28, scheduled to take place from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12 this year in Dubai,…