A contentious piece of proposed federal legislation is setting off fireworks between Alberta's government and Ottawa.
A contentious piece of proposed federal legislation is setting off fireworks between Alberta’s government and Ottawa.
To meet Ottawa’s emissions targets, the legislation would eliminate jobs in the following sectors, with the promise to transition the workers to cleaner energy industries:Forestry: 35,000 workers; zero per cent of Canada’s employment;Manufacturing: 193,000 workers; one per cent of Canada’s employment;Transportation: 642,000 workers; three per cent of Canada’s employment.
Trudeau was asked about Just Transition on Wednesday, but would not divulge many details about it, or the division it has caused. Alberta’s NDP leader Rachel Notley agrees with Smith that the legislation needs to be scrapped unless there is consultation with Albertans. Smith says the province will use every power it can, including the potential use of the Sovereignty Act to ensure this future legislation has no impact on Alberta.“It was coined by extreme environmental groups who want to completely phase out the oil and gas and fossil fuel sector. They use that knowing that was going to be the way it was interpreted.”
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