Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley has finally broke her silence about "Just Transition" and claims the UCP government is "lost in chaos.".“It is very clear to me that the provincial government is asleep at the wheel and has not been doing its job,” she said. “Jaw-dropping levels of incompetence,” Notley said on Wednesday morning..Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took a political swing at Justin Trudeau on Wednesday while also calling out the NDP to say the province will not be submitting to "Just Transition.".READ MORE: Smith tells feds Alberta will not be shutting down its oil and gas industry."Alberta is a province that makes money," Smith said..The federal government vowed by 2035, all new cars and light-duty trucks sold in the country will be zero-emission vehicles.."Just Transition” emerged from the 2015 Paris Agreement, an international climate change treaty..READ MORE: Smith claims 'just transition' signals the elimination of jobs in the oil and gas sector.The Paris Agreement makes clear national actions on climate change must ensure a "just transition" for the workforce by creating high-quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development priorities..In 2016, the federal government committed to working with provincial governments and organized labour to “ensure workers affected by the accelerated phase-out of traditional coal power are involved in a successful transition to the low-carbon economy of the future.”.“There are two things that are troubling me: we have a document that, by its own admission, is talking about making changes that will have significant disruption to a sector that employs hundreds of thousands of people, the majority of whom are in Alberta,” Notley said..“Then we have a premier who is leading a government who has been in complete and utter chaos for months, if not years, and that has really failed to demonstrate any level of competence. And it’s not appropriate, in my mind, that this conversation is happening in Ottawa, in the House of Commons, without Albertans being fully engaged in that conversation.”.Notley said she believes there's a path available to Albertans and Canadians to significantly reduce our emissions.."To even ultimately find a cap which is practical, and to do so that actually creates economic opportunity and protects and grows good, long-term, industrial, blue-collar jobs.”.Notley said she believes the UCP government is “lost in chaos” and has not “delivered or displayed the competence to find that path.”."My view is the federal government has to put the brakes completely on its legislative plans for this spring with respect to the sustainable jobs legislation, as well as plans for the emissions cap," Notley said on CBC’s West Of Centre podcast on Friday.."To be clear, she’s not asking for the feds to drop the 'Just Transition' plan, but simply to delay it until after the election. This stuff has to be put off. They need to put the brakes on.”.Notley then claimed Smith is "not upset about the plan."."She’s upset that the federal government is bring it forward now when it will hurt her in an election. Just like she didn’t campaign on a carbon tax in 2015, she plans to support 'Just Transition' once the votes are counted and certified."
Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley has finally broke her silence about "Just Transition" and claims the UCP government is "lost in chaos.".“It is very clear to me that the provincial government is asleep at the wheel and has not been doing its job,” she said. “Jaw-dropping levels of incompetence,” Notley said on Wednesday morning..Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took a political swing at Justin Trudeau on Wednesday while also calling out the NDP to say the province will not be submitting to "Just Transition.".READ MORE: Smith tells feds Alberta will not be shutting down its oil and gas industry."Alberta is a province that makes money," Smith said..The federal government vowed by 2035, all new cars and light-duty trucks sold in the country will be zero-emission vehicles.."Just Transition” emerged from the 2015 Paris Agreement, an international climate change treaty..READ MORE: Smith claims 'just transition' signals the elimination of jobs in the oil and gas sector.The Paris Agreement makes clear national actions on climate change must ensure a "just transition" for the workforce by creating high-quality jobs in accordance with nationally defined development priorities..In 2016, the federal government committed to working with provincial governments and organized labour to “ensure workers affected by the accelerated phase-out of traditional coal power are involved in a successful transition to the low-carbon economy of the future.”.“There are two things that are troubling me: we have a document that, by its own admission, is talking about making changes that will have significant disruption to a sector that employs hundreds of thousands of people, the majority of whom are in Alberta,” Notley said..“Then we have a premier who is leading a government who has been in complete and utter chaos for months, if not years, and that has really failed to demonstrate any level of competence. And it’s not appropriate, in my mind, that this conversation is happening in Ottawa, in the House of Commons, without Albertans being fully engaged in that conversation.”.Notley said she believes there's a path available to Albertans and Canadians to significantly reduce our emissions.."To even ultimately find a cap which is practical, and to do so that actually creates economic opportunity and protects and grows good, long-term, industrial, blue-collar jobs.”.Notley said she believes the UCP government is “lost in chaos” and has not “delivered or displayed the competence to find that path.”."My view is the federal government has to put the brakes completely on its legislative plans for this spring with respect to the sustainable jobs legislation, as well as plans for the emissions cap," Notley said on CBC’s West Of Centre podcast on Friday.."To be clear, she’s not asking for the feds to drop the 'Just Transition' plan, but simply to delay it until after the election. This stuff has to be put off. They need to put the brakes on.”.Notley then claimed Smith is "not upset about the plan."."She’s upset that the federal government is bring it forward now when it will hurt her in an election. Just like she didn’t campaign on a carbon tax in 2015, she plans to support 'Just Transition' once the votes are counted and certified."
