Usually if you knew Premier Danielle Smith was meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney you would prepare for the fireworks. Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith meets Prime Minister Mark Carney and says the meeting was positive. Was Carney being real or playing games?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith meets Prime Minister Mark Carney and says the meeting was positive. Was Carney being real or playing games?
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Usually if you knew Premier Danielle Smith was meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney you would prepare for the fireworks.
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It would not be a pretty picture.
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Apparently, not this time.
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Late Friday afternoon and Smith paints the gabfest between the two leaders as a positive first step.
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She says the two spoke for a long time of Liberal policies and laws holding back Alberta’s economy.
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The premier reports Carney said he clearly wants nation-building projects given the green light in the coming weeks and months.
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At this point I can already hear some of you readers.
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DO NOT TRUST HIM! ALBERTA HAS BEEN BURNED SO MANY TIMES BEFORE! WE WON’T BE FOOLED AGAIN!
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You have to admit Smith’s meeting with Carney happened when there is a lot going on in Alberta.
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It s no secret the number of Albertans wanting to talk about Alberta leaving Canada is on the rise.
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There will almost certainly be a vote of Albertans on Alberta independence, and soon. Some figure it will be early next year.
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This week, Smith made it easier for people to collect signatures on a petition to hold that independence vote.
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This week, Smith said her government will take Ottawa to court over the Liberal net-zero electricity regulations.
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This week, Smith reminded us she wants the Liberal cap on oil and gas emissions gone. She wants the No More Pipelines law deep-sixed.
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She has seven other demands.
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Smith says Albertans were demeaned and demonized by Liberals. Smith says the status quo is a no-go.
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Carney and his staff can read the news like everybody else.
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Alberta is making a lot of noise right now. Alberta is becoming a real pain in the neck for the Liberals.
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There is no honeymoon for Carney here. He was not Alberta’s choice for prime minister.
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Not even close.
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Was Carney offering a real olive branch to Alberta? Was he just trying to calm the waters? Was it real or a con?
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Time will tell.
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On Thursday, when Smith told newshounds about her meeting with Carney she didn’t know which Carney would show up.
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Would it be the banker guy or the environmental extremist?
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After all, Carney is known for talking out of both sides of his mouth.
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The last meeting between the two in late March didn’t exactly go well.
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Smith demanded Carney commit to scrapping Trudeau-era laws and regulations hurting Alberta and oil and gas.
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The premier gave him six months.
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Smith warned if Alberta wasn’t heard there would be a national unity crisis. Albertans wouldn’t tolerate being kicked around by Liberal politicians.