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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‘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 …
'Much more confident': Premier Danielle Smith says pipeline progress being made after meeting PM Mark Carney
After meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the two have made "significant progress" towards reaching an agreement on a west coast pipeline and carbon pricing.
Danielle Smith says she hopes MOU can be finalized in 'next number of days'
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she hopes the memorandum of understanding between her province and the federal government can be completed soon because Albertans need to see that "Canada can work."
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Smith hopes MOU with Ottawa can be finalized in the ‘next number of days’
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she hopes the memorandum of understanding between her province and the federal government can be completed soon because Albertans need to see
Premier Smith tells PM Carney that Albertans, industry getting ‘impatient’
Standing in his office Friday morning, Danielle Smith told Mark Carney that Canadians in her province, and industry stakeholders, are 'getting a bit impatient' when it comes to plans to get major projects moving.
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