The federal money is expected to support 1,600 jobs by improving access to hydrogen fuels, supporting product testing, attracting investment and providing more training for Alberta workers.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“It should concern Albertans, and frankly all Canadians, that ‘Just Transition’ plan will eliminate 2.7 million jobs — according to a Liberal memo,” Premier Danielle Smith wrote Tuesday on Twitter.Article content“Our aim is to create good sustainable jobs for Albertans. Nobody is looking to do anything but that.”
The figure Smith quoted is from a ministerial briefing note. It is the sum total of all jobs in all sectors expected to be affected as a low-carbon economy takes shape. It will also make hydrogen fuel for heavy vehicles more available and improve testing for its infrastructure. Alberta Environment Minister Sonya Savage appeared on a CBC call-in show Tuesday to talk about the coming changes facing the province’s economy. She suggested the federal-provincial conflict is not as intense as social media might suggest.Savage said the provincial government recognizes the industry is changing and is trying to adapt in its own way.