AB's Danielle Smith fights back against "Extreme Left"

[fluffy]

Who’s Going to Pay to Clean Up the Oil and Gas Mess in Alberta?
The UCP government seems keen to have taxpayers pick up billions in costs.

"Alberta’s claims that it’s a responsible energy producer are increasingly ringing hollow.

Efforts by oil and gas companies to restore old mines and wells so that the land around them is returned to its original form — known as reclamation — have been sorely lacking, and they’re failing to pay municipal property taxes.

Premier Danielle Smith lobbied for oil and gas companies to have their royalty payments forgiven to compensate them for cleaning up dirty wells — something they were already legally obligated to do. Industry regulations are ineffective.

All of these failures could influence voting preferences in the May 29 provincial election."

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"The question of how conventional oil and gas wells are reclaimed has been a big issue since oil prices fell dramatically in 2015. The price plunge resulted in a steady increase in the number of wells owned by companies that were financially incapable of reclaiming and cleaning up contaminated sites to meet soil and groundwater standards.

What’s known as the “polluter pay” principle in Alberta law requires all licensed and operational oil and gas companies to adhere to the remediation and reclamation practices of the Alberta Energy Regulator.

Since 2015, financial hardship has resulted in a number of court decisions with significant ramifications for those who could ultimately be stuck with the reclamation bill — taxpayers rather than company shareholders.

In 2022, the AER estimated the total bill to reclaim and clean up oilsands and coal mines would be about $33 billion. But only $1.55 billion in financial security has been pledged by oil and gas companies to the AER to cover these costs.

Financial security is defined as cash or letters of credit that ensure funds are available to the regulator for reclamation costs if companies go bankrupt and fail to meet their obligations."

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"Smith’s support of the oil industry’s efforts to receive royalty payment breaks, meanwhile, is an embarrassment to the sector.

The premier’s proposed royalty deferral program, RStar, was rejected by then-energy minister Sonya Savage, who was soon moved to the Environment Ministry. Her replacement, Peter Guthrie, supports the program.

Investment analysts have been scathing in their criticism of the proposal, arguing private companies should take full responsibility for the risks they willingly take on.

Despite the negative public and industry reaction, Smith could implement the project if she wins the election."

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/05/04/W ... s-Alberta/

[The Green Barbarian]

Who’s Going to Pay to Clean Up the Oil and Gas Mess in Alberta?
The UCP government seems keen to have taxpayers pick up billions in costs.

LOL - standard hit piece from the NDP propaganda organ the Tyee. What do the idiots at the Tyee care about Alberta, don't they have enough to do trying to screw over BC with their far Left agenda??

Danielle, Alberta needs you more than ever, and the scum at the Tyee and their far Left extremists are going to stop at nothing to keep smearing you at all costs.

[Bsuds]

Isn't that a big crock of male cow dung.

[The Green Barbarian]

Isn't that a big crock of male cow dung.

Extreme Leftist Tyee-scented cow dung. Union-funded cow dung. "Get Notley into power so the unions can run Alberta" cow dung.

[ferri]

[liisgo]

Do these virtue signalling left not get that everything they dream of has a cost that no one can afford, but maybe them.
Its good to actually hear a politician be honest about the facts for a change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JzqhIruvhU

[69cutlass]

Do these virtue signalling left not get that everything they dream of has a cost that no one can afford, but maybe them.
Its good to actually hear a politician be honest about the facts for a change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JzqhIruvhU

The left are usually in a lower income bracket than those on the right. They NEED the gov to take care of them cause they can't/ won't do it for themselves.

[fluffy]

Do these virtue signalling left not get that everything they dream of has a cost that no one can afford, but maybe them.
Its good to actually hear a politician be honest about the facts for a change.

"Honest" may not be the right word here. Navius has issued statements saying that Smith's interpretation of the numbers is incorrect, she is doubling up on numbers that shouldn't be added together, cooking the books in effect.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics ... lan-attack

[The Green Barbarian]

Do these virtue signalling left not get that everything they dream of has a cost that no one can afford, but maybe them.
Its good to actually hear a politician be honest about the facts for a change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JzqhIruvhU

I agree. Notley is as crooked as she is evil, and are all the NDP.

[raft-cove]

"Danielle Smith loves Alberta. The Alberta that exists and not the someplace else that the NDP would try to force it to become. The Alberta that offered me, and many thousands like me, freedom and opportunity. For those who love Alberta, as she does, Danielle is the only choice on May 29th."

https://www.westernstandard.news/opinio ... ed13a.html

[raft-cove]

UCP leader Smith says she is 'delighted' by endorsements from Harper, Poilievre

https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/42 ... -Poilievre

United Conservative leader Danielle Smith says she would aim to lower the level of political polarization in Alberta if her party wins what has been a tight and often bitter election race.

She made her remarks during her last news conference before Albertans go to the polls on Monday.

Smith says she would consult broadly and make decisions based on what she's heard.

She adds her door is always open to people from all backgrounds and all political persuasions, and she would learn by exchanging ideas.

The UCP leader also says she was delighted to garner endorsements from former prime minister Stephen Harper and federal Conservative Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre.

The rival New Democrats have been endorsed by high-profile former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi.

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Fascinating to find that Reality here is much different than what we are reading on Castanets from NDP promoters.

[raft-cove]

Rex Murphy speaks on why Danielle Smith is up to the task of standing against the Sticky Fingers from Ottawa meddling in Alberta's business.

The right person to tell Trudeau to take a hike, not his private jets to Tofino for the weekend.

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/daniel ... ith-ottawa


"JT — just transition — is a mortal threat to the jobs and well-being of thousands of Alberta workers. (Does Singh have anything to say to Alberta’s oil workers? Post Monday night?)

Smith prevailed. Notley lost. That’s the simple equation. The more complicated one involves Trudeau’s grandiose and simplistic ambition to throw away every natural resource advantage Canada has in the pursuit of manic greenism. Trudeau is greener than a pine in summer."




I thought Trudeau's "Just Transition" was a Liberal-championed Sex Change mandate...

Looks like some of them are already underway.

[Babba_not_Gump]

The title of this should be changed to,

AB's Danielle Smith fights back against "CBC Smear Job"

I followed CBC and their reporting on Alberta's election. Right from day one the shovels were out.
Disgusting.

[liisgo]

The title of this should be changed to,

AB's Danielle Smith fights back against "CBC Smear Job"

I followed CBC and their reporting on Alberta's election. Right from day one the shovels were out.
Disgusting.

No one can actually fight this obvious bias the media chose to follow through this last election.
Global, CBC and Canadian press all made their attempts to discredit smith and the party.
Who needs influence from China when our own media and federal government is doing it.

[The Green Barbarian]

The title of this should be changed to,

AB's Danielle Smith fights back against "CBC Smear Job"

I followed CBC and their reporting on Alberta's election. Right from day one the shovels were out.
Disgusting.

No one can actually fight this obvious bias the media chose to follow through this last election.
Global, CBC and Canadian press all made their attempts to discredit smith and the party.
Who needs influence from China when our own media and federal government is doing it.

Thankfully most Albertans don't watch CBC or go on their crappy website.