Finance committee  As I said, the environment commissioner has been very clear that the government isn't meeting its targets, yet it's not willing to budge one inch when it comes to what it's demanding of the Prairies. That's the sign of a double standard. When you look at the top 15 global produc

Finance committee  We can be a leader in carbon emissions reductions, but we have to be sensible about it and look around at what the competitors are doing and be the best in class, not drive off an economic cliff instead of leading a parade.

Finance committee  Yes. Right now we are forcing our products to stay in the ground and burying our heads in the sand instead of being global players.

Finance committee  Is this the one for farm production?

Finance committee  Fertilizer was put on the table as something the federal government wanted to go after and severely restrict. Again, we have an affordability crisis facing many Canadians. We also have a productivity crisis in Canada. The idea that you can keep subsidizing jobs until the end of

Finance committee  I think there needs to be a little more recognition that precisely those approval processes that take so long and add so much red tape are exactly what are being expected from the energy sector, both the electricity and the oil and gas sector. The only way you can cut your emissi

Finance committee  At the moment, it's just starting, so it's as much the spectre of where it ends up that is now curtailing investment and costing us opportunities already as.... When you say the carbon tax will go up to $170 in 2030, when you say you will have to slash production of the oil and

Finance committee  Canada is a vast and cold country. It does seem like it would certainly be fair to give that to all Canadians.

Finance committee  It's a real danger. I think people brush it off and say, “Well, Alberta is just complaining again.” This is not just complaining. This is a full-on threat to our future and Saskatchewan's, as well as parts of Manitoba's, B.C.'s and Newfoundland's to the extent that they have a si

Finance committee  Definitely. However, I would not say that it's just this government. There have been governments in the past that took Alberta for granted as much as other governments sometimes ignored us. I think that every party in the legislature, every caucus, needs to fulfill its duty to re

Finance committee  No. When you hear about the large provinces that have 90% or 95% already decarbonized in their electricity grid, and we have about 10% decarbonized in our electricity grid, asking us to cut 90% of our current power versus 10% or 5% of the larger other provinces, this is clearly a

Finance committee  As you said, it would be great if all Canadians were treated equally and fairly and were accommodated.

Finance committee  Too often, with the federal policies, there's a lack of recognition that there's an affordability crisis that is far more acute for a lot of Canadians right now. I was sort of encouraged to see some recognition of that with this policy. I was sort of encouraged to see a federal l

Finance committee  Thank you for the invitation to appear. I’d like to start with Fairness Alberta’s motto: “Proudly Canadian. Fiercely Albertan”. We're a group of Canadians who believe Albertans have not been treated fairly by federal economic and fiscal policies. We believe that by respectfully

Industry committee  No, that's fine. I will note one more fun fact. There were 25 million trees planted by the major energy producers over their eight years there. I think you were asking about some of the other clauses in the bill, and one of them specifically talks about tree planting. I feel li