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Alberta, an energy-producing jurisdiction, needs a Premier that isn't 5 years behind on energy and climate issues. #AbLeg
Let's remember, this is the guy who thought that coal power was going to come rushing back in Alberta. Why? Because he was living in an era of electricity with expensive gas and prohibitive renewable power costs.
He's also the guy who, during his campaign to lead Alberta, called climate risk assessment a flavour of the day, and essentially a thing that Alberta didn't need to worry about. Turns out, it matters.
He decided that a campaign against action on climate change domestically was a winner. That's going to end two ways: one, with Alberta as a pariah or, two, with stringent policies aimed at industrial emissions which are disproportionately in Alberta.
He decided that we should have an energy war room to raise the profile of Alberta energy, but he's fighting the wars of 10 years ago. Literally. He even hired the guy who ran the same type of campaign a decade ago.
He's decided we should have an inquisition into environmental charities and foundation funding. There's nothing new under the sun on that file and the inquiry is based on a case made and explored federally more than 5 years ago. It lost then and will lose again.
Our Premier loves metaphors. Well, Alberta needs and deserves a Premier who sees where the puck is going, not where it came from, and Alberta can't withstand a Premier who huddles like the Bison facing down a storm with only those who make him feel safe by validating his ideas.
