‘Extreme Green’ Movement Wants to Use Just Transition to Shut Down Alberta’s Oil and Gas Industry, Smith Says

‘Extreme Green’ Movement Wants to Use Just Transition to Shut Down Alberta’s Oil and Gas Industry, Smith Says
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference after the speech from the throne, in Edmonton on Nov. 29, 2022. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
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Danielle Smith says the “extreme green environmental movement” wants to use the federal government’s proposed “just transition” legislation to shut down the province’s oil and gas industry, which the Alberta premier has repeatedly said she wants to maintain and grow.

“Just Transition: I would just ask you to look at how the extreme green environmental movement uses that language. They use it as language to talk about completely phasing out the oil & natural gas industry,” Smith said in a video posted on Twitter on Jan. 19.