The NDP and the United Conservative Party made the statements as they teamed up to shut down an emergency debate on the issue, proposed by Liberal MLA David Swann. The Alberta Liberals tried to hold an emergency debate over energy sector liability costs Tuesday, saying an estimated $260-billion price tag could be a crisis for the province. Any MLA can ask to hold an emergency debate in the legislature. “The time for denial and inaction is over.” However, the NDP and UCP said the issue is significant but long-standing, and not acute enough for an emergency debate. “This government has in fact addressed it, which means it is not an (emergency),” said NDP MLA Richard Feehan, adding that the current government has started improving practices.

Source: thestar November 07, 2018 02:17 UTC