Danielle Smith praised the welcoming and unifying aspect of the stampede, which can attract and keep newcomers provincial: I met a man who introduced me to his wife who just received permanent residency in Canada and Alberta yesterday and I thanked you very much for choosing Alberta.

Danielle Smith encourages Stampede-goers to consider staying in Alberta. Alberta keeps calling. So if you have friends, neighbors and family enjoying this week let them know we want them to come over here. We want to keep growing, developing our economy and keeping Alberta strongshe started.

Carbon Neutrality, Danielle Smith and Justin Trudeau

Speaking to the press on the sidelines of the pancake breakfast, Danielle Smith returned to her talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on carbon neutrality. She welcomes the establishment of a task force to find common ground for the country’s environmental goals.

” I am encouraged that the Prime Minister wants to sit down at the table to discuss how we can move towards the goal of being carbon neutral by 2050. We will be able to work constructively on certain points, such as carbon capture, use and storage. Hydrogen export and the development of small modular reactors. »

She made a point of bringing in some nuances that she considers very important: There must be a commitment from the federal government that we will receive international credits if we reduce our emissions abroad.

The other sticking point is a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, Ms Smith said. This is not possible in Alberta: 90% of our electricity grid runs on natural gas. We do our own modeling to show him what is realistic. I hope he will work with us on a longer term strategy.

The prime minister has made it clear that she wants to work in good faith to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 but will do nothing to hurt the province’s economy or create the impression that the oil and gas sector is being abandoned.

We work to reduce emissions, not job losses in the energy sectorshe argues.