Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she believes Canadians deserve affordable energy and Alberta is ready to supply it..Smith launched a new video Friday which was filmed during her trip to the First Ministers meeting in Ottawa.."The past few years of inflation has affected us all," Smith said.."And the potential of a looming global recession has a lot of good people concerned right now. Can they afford their grocery bills? Can they heat their homes? Will their job be there in a few months? So let me ask you, why don't we do more together to find opportunities and ways to grow our economy?".Smith then mentioned Alberta energy is ready to supply Canada and the world markets.."It will come as no surprise I will mention energy because, let's face it, everything from our homes to our factories, relying on stable sources of energy provinces like Alberta provide to be a competitive country," Smith said.."We need affordable energy and the world wants Canadian energy.".Smith then went on to mention how recently the leader of Germany came to Canada looking to switch away from Russian conflict energy only to be turned away by the federal government.."Keep in mind this also meant we turned away billions of dollars in lost revenue that would have benefited all Canadians for things like hospitals, schools, roads, paycheques and pensions," Smith said.."I've always believed it's technology, not taxes, that will make our energy industry better. Just ask yourself if that carbon tax on your bill is really doing anything other than putting you and your family further into energy poverty.".Smith then relayed a message to Trudeau.."I hope that even our own prime minister would have a change of heart and consider pausing the carbon tax to a future economic downturn.".Smith said she believes Canadians don't deserve to be punished any more than they have been in the past few years..The Liberal government plans to raise the carbon tax from the current level of $50 per tonne to $170 per tonne by 2030, with increases every year..In Smith's leadership campaign she said she planned on fighting the Ottawa Liberal's plan to raise the carbon tax..She also said Alberta is ready to supply the world with energy.."In Alberta, we are leading the world in developing clean carbon capture and storage and new fuels like hydrogen, because we know consumers like you will always demand better from the Alberta energy industry, and we will continue rising to meet that challenge," Smith said..On Friday Smith also tweeted a letter from Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and took another political swing at the feds.."I agree and stand firmly with @PremierScottMoe in protecting Albertans’ private health information," Smith said.."I will ensure that any agreements with the federal government do NOT include the sharing of any such personal information with the Feds or third party."
