There’s no just transition without provincial collaboration
Janice MacKinnon is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and an executive fellow at the University of Calgary’s school of public policy. She was appointed by former premier Jason Kenney in 2019 to lead a panel examining Alberta’s finances.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
Of particular concern are labour shortages in oil and gas as the industry ramps up production to meet global demand. Surely it is preferable for that demand to be met by expansion of the Canadian industry rather than leaving the markets to dictatorships with lower environmental, social and governance standards.
The disconnect between the federal and provincial messages about employment in oil and gas can be partly explained by the role of the province in devising the federal strategy. Jonathan Wilkinson, federal Minister of Natural Resources, said his government had consultations with energy companies, unions and the province.
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