Premier Smith:Canada are wanting more energy reality and less green gimmicks

An insightful inquiry from a journalist regarding the inadequacy of Ottawa's environmental policies highlights the growing demand among Canadians for realistic energy solutions rather than superficial green initiatives. Policymakers must recognize that symbolic actions, such as carbon credits and subsidies for electric vehicles, fail to produce significant reductions in emissions. Canadians are advocating for substantial measures that meet the nation's energy requirements while fostering sustainable development. By prioritizing practical solutions over mere publicity stunts, Ottawa can rebuild public confidence and develop a more effective and environmentally responsible energy policy that serves the interests of all Canadians.

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- I think there's been a movement in the last year, maybe longer, probably longer, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the instability, and natural gas prices. There's also been a court decision from The Hague involving Shell, where they determined that a Shell that was not producing natural gas would just mean that more coal was being produced, which would mean that it would- Increase emissions, and so it was pretty clear that the recognition that natural gas is a way to reduce global emissions

—we've already shown leadership on that the face of, and probably too early in it, too great an expense, phased out coal in Alberta in favour of natural gas, which resulted in a fifty-three percent reduction in emissions. We've seen that.

- We've made major progress with our environment minister as well on reducing methane emissions by forty-five percent. There's more work to do there, and I think we can, ah, the rest of the world, and I think there's an opportunity at G7 taking place, and I would hope the world leaders adopt a resolution that nuclear and natural gas or both are clean energy.
- You have options because the alternatives are just so much more damaging, says one part of it, and that's what I've been advocating for. I think that there are other world leaders who are looking into the same. I can tell you when Japan and Korea are very, very keen to get more natural gas liquids as well as more liquefied natural gas from us, sothat they can continue to reduce their missions profile so that they don't have to look at coal as an option, and I think all the Asian countries are in a similar situation, so I think we have a bit of a change of heart coming in. It doesn't necessarily mean that we have to go back to doing coal-fired electricity, although I know with interest that my neighbour has and has decided to do exactly that.- Because they hadn't been phased out, their coal plants themselves, but the other part of the thing we cannot underestimate is why China is bringing on coal-fired electricity. They're building coal plants on spec in anticipation they will need that power to fuel the AI data race, and I think we have to be very clear.- About what happens if China wins the race to manufacture intelligence—that is what AI is. We cannot allow China's him to win that race. That has to be erased. We win in the free countries of the world, in North America in particular, and we have the ability to do that along with our friends in Quebec, who have been at the absolute lead in developing data, so

- Centres and many of their companies are looking at investing here, and part of the reason they're looking for investing here is because of our value proposition to have the ability to produce natural gas-fired electricity with low emissions, and that is exactly why we need to have the freedom, as we're going to argue in the court, to be able to have control over our natural- Gas has control of our electricity grid and is able to work with those up and nations who want to invest in this idea. race to be able to make sure that we win that race.