Premier Smith tells PM Carney that Albertans, industry getting ‘impatient’
Both leaders said progress was made on a streamlined approvals deal that could unlock billions in new investment and speed a west coast pipeline proposal.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met in Ottawa to discuss finalizing a memorandum of understanding on a streamlined project assessment system.
- Under a pact signed last November, Smith agreed to increase Alberta's industrial carbon price to a minimum effective credit price of $130/tonne, from its current $95 per tonne.
- Industry and Albertans are growing "impatient" to finalize the energy deal, Smith said, hoping to complete the MOU in coming days to demonstrate that "Canada can work."
- Separation proponents recently submitted signatures to Elections Alberta to trigger a referendum, adding pressure to ongoing Alberta-Ottawa negotiations on the provincial energy deal.
- Smith will appear as a keynote speaker at the annual Canada Strong and Free Network conference, where she aims to resolve the months-old energy deal with the federal government.
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Alberta Premier Smith Reports ‘Significant Progress’ on Pipeline After Carney Meeting
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney ended with important steps toward an agreement on a new West Coast pipeline, boosting her confidence that a key agreement between Ottawa and Alberta could be signed within days after months of delays. “Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney and I made significant progress towards reaching an agreement on a West Coast pipeline and carbon pricing,” Smith said in a May 8 statement…
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‘Albertans getting impatient’: Premier Smith tells PM Carney to his face amid separatist movement
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith held high-stakes talks in Ottawa as tensions over Alberta’s separatist movement continue to rise. Smith warned that “Albertans are growing impatient” while pushing for a long-awaited energy agreement and greater provincial autonomy amid growing frustration with the federal government. With Ottawa under pressure, Carney vowed to “make Canada work for Alberta” and rejected the …
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