Natural Resources committee  Yes. That giant sucking sound you hear is billions in investment and thousands of jobs migrating from Alberta down to the United States because of this moratorium. It's not a question of if we're going to lose investment and jobs. It's a question of when and how much. The America

Natural Resources committee  We represent workers on the front line, and they tell us every day that the transition is already happening. We hear it in the stories from our members, but we also see it in the labour force numbers. At the peak in Alberta, we used to have about 180,000 people working directly i

Natural Resources committee  This is a political issue that needs to be addressed.

Natural Resources committee  Thanks very much for the question. As I said in my opening remarks today, I think what the IRA does for us is provide a model that can be followed and should be followed. The good news is that the federal government, as I've said, has received the memo. They've looked across the

Natural Resources committee  That's one of the reasons we, in our labour coalition, put together an Alberta blueprint, because given our federal structure, this will work only if the provinces get on board. I'm worried that this isn't happening, especially in the provinces where the heaviest lifting will hav

Natural Resources committee  Thanks. Almost exactly one year ago, a coalition of Alberta unions representing thousands of Alberta workers in oil and gas, construction, manufacturing and industrial maintenance released a blueprint for our provincial economy entitled “Skate to Where the Puck is Going”. The i

Industry committee  I would, and that's why I was less concerned about the question.

Industry committee  I'm not sure I have a strong opinion on that. However, I am worried that in order for this to be successful, it probably should be under the responsibility of a single minister. Otherwise, all the effort may be dissipated among too many ministries and bureaucrats.

Industry committee  I think it's apparent, on its face, that we need efforts to bring all the different stakeholders in the Prairies together for constructive discussions, including provincial governance. We don't have an organized framework to bring those stakeholders together, especially across pr

Industry committee  In my mind, it boils down to the fact that this bill is creating a table where people can talk. Given the state of debate on issues related to the unfolding global energy transition and how we should respond to it, it's clear we need more opportunities to talk. Ffor that reason,

Industry committee  As I said at the outset, we support this bill because it would create a platform for alternative voices to be heard in a way that perhaps they have not been so far. If there were any changes that I would propose, they would be very minor. One point that Mayor Heron mentioned in

Industry committee  Yes. The final point is that there should be a mention of metrics in the bill. We'd like to have a metric of good jobs as a metric that is discussed in all economic development-related issues in the report.

Industry committee  The short answer is “no”, but only because of the short timelines and also because this bill is about consultation. I think if this bill is passed, it will create a framework for consultation that consultation should include all the stakeholders, including the indigenous communit

Industry committee  His suggestion was to pivot towards the oil sands and petrochemicals. He used a mix of public investment and regulation in the public interest to pivot us toward industries that have sustained us for 40 years.

Industry committee  What we're saying is that at this moment, and especially in the context of the IRA—