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Alberta’s Smith to Press Carney on Energy Rollbacks in Wednesday Meeting

She has set a Sept. 15 deadline tied to Parliament’s return for clear timelines on federal action.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, jokes around with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, during a meeting with premiers in late July in Huntsville, Ont.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Premier Danielle Smith has made several demands of Ottawa to help jump-start the national economy, but has failed to show the same type of leadership at home.
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Overview

  • The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon ahead of the Liberal national caucus gathering in Edmonton.
  • Smith plans to seek commitments to cancel the oil-and-gas emissions cap, rewrite Bill C-69, and lift the West Coast tanker ban.
  • She argues federal rules are driving investment away and says she needs specific dates for when changes will happen.
  • Carney has promised to unveil a list of major projects to fast track using forthcoming legislation, hinting at ports and housing priorities.
  • Separately, Smith says school libraries will remove books with graphic sexual content but that literature is not being banned.