John Ivison: Trudeau itching for a fight if Jason Kenney overturns pledge to cap oilsands emissions - News Summed Up

John Ivison: Trudeau itching for a fight if Jason Kenney overturns pledge to cap oilsands emissions


Jason Kenney was recently elected premier of Alberta after campaigning against Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberals, rather than Rachel Notley’s provincial NDP. But Carroll appears to have picked up on real discussions being held in the circle around the prime minister. As one senior source close to the premier-designate said: “There is no mention of an emissions cap in the UCP platform one way or another. The carbon emissions cap was not scheduled to kick in until 2030 and oilsands emissions, at around 70 megatons a year, are well short of the proposed limit. The premier and prime minister look destined to collideThen there is the reaction in the rest of Canada.


Source: National Post April 25, 2019 23:12 UTC



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