TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked anger in the oil-rich province of Alberta on Friday for saying Canada needs to phase out the oil sands. Trudeau told a town-hall meeting in Peterborough, Ontario that they can't shut down the oil sands tomorrow but they need to phase it out eventually. The prime minister was asked about his government's approval of pipelines and whether that was consistent with the promise to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Premier Rachel Notley said the oil sands are not going anywhere any time soon. Kenney said Alberta won't let Trudeau do to Alberta what Trudeau's father, late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, did to Alberta.

Source: New York Times January 14, 2017 03:23 UTC