Don Braid: Federal electricity rules spark the return of defiant Danielle Smith
demanding the provincial electricity grid be net-zero emissions by 2035 — even though the feds say natural gas could still fire electricity under strict conditions.
“These regulations make desperately needed investments in new natural gas generation almost impossible. If implemented in Alberta, these regulations would endanger the reliability of Alberta’s power grid and cause massive increases in Albertans’ power bills.” Smith’s anger — and it’s genuine — comes from the UCP conviction that while Ottawa doesn’t quite ban natural gas, its rhetoric and policies effectively sabotage new investment.Article content
Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, speaks at a press conference in Calgary on Aug. 10.Where have we heard that before? Oh, yes, it was former B.C. premier John Horgan, promising to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
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