its over securing a long-term future for its workers.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, participated in an interview with Ryan Jespersen, host of Real Talk, on Wednesday. During the interview, Trudeau was critical of the Alberta government's approach on climate issues while suggesting not all oil companies were looking out for oilsands workers.
"'So why would we raise our costs right now and invest in innovation, when we can just do the same things we've been doing for decades and make profits — and the fact that we're going to leave people with a dirty mess and no jobs, because we haven't prepared for the jobs of the future?'" In the interview, Trudeau also criticized provincial leadership for what he said was a hesitant approach toward climate change and stressed the importance of Alberta's role in leading Canada's transition to renewable energy and meeting climate targets.
"If the Alberta government … gets out of its ideological opposition to doing things that are good for workers, good for the planet, maybe not good for classic oilsands companies, except that they're also investing massively in decarbonization, and renewables, this is the dynamic that, quite frankly, Albertans are getting fooled by right-wing politicians," he said.
"The Prime Minister's Office merely gave the premier's office a heads-up hours before their visit, providing no context for their visit, extending no invitation to their announcement, nor requesting a meeting," Sam Blackett wrote to CBC News. "They should be skating to where the puck is going, rather than getting left behind and replicating the experience of Newfoundland with the cod industry."
On Thursday, Rebecca Schulz, Alberta's minister of environment and protected areas, accused the federal government of dragging its feet on passing an"We are implementing a plan to meet global energy demands that aspires to carbon-neutrality by 2050, and it's time for Ottawa to stop working against us and start working with us in the best interest of Albertans and all Canadians," she said in a statement.