Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he is confident he can work with newly re-elected Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party (UCP) on points of disagreement regarding some of Ottawa’s climate policies centred on reaching net-zero national emissions by 2050.
“I’m confident that we will be able to work our differences out with them,” Guilbeault said while speaking to reporters in Ottawa on May 30.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc also commented on the matter to reporters, with LeBlanc saying he looks forward to having “constructive” discussions with Smith on federal climate policies and working through “areas of disagreement.”…