Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date

Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date

Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, who would not commit to a preferred target date, said Ottawa needs to be more accommodating to provincial challenges.

Beyond Local: Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has also come out swinging against the Liberal policy, saying it's unrealistic to replace the province's generation capacity with renewables in that timeline.

Beyond Local: Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has also come out swinging against the Liberal policy, saying it's unrealistic to replace the province's generation capacity with renewables in that timeline.

Beyond Local: Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has also come out swinging against the Liberal policy, saying it's unrealistic to replace the province's generation capacity with renewables in that timeline.

Beyond Local: Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has also come out swinging against the Liberal policy, saying it's unrealistic to replace the province's generation capacity with renewables in that timeline.

Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date

OTTAWA — New Democrats in two Western provinces are split over the Liberal government's goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, with the leader of the federal party keeping quiet on his own preferred timeline.