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(Bloomberg) — Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith pledged to stand up to Ottawa after the Liberal Party’s fourth consecutive election victory in Canada, saying she would not allow the “status quo” between the oil-rich province and the federal government to continue.
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While congratulating Prime Minister Mark Carney for his win, Smith said on social media that a large number of Albertans are deeply frustrated that a government that “overtly attacked” her province’s economy has been reelected.
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“I invite the prime minister to immediately commence working with our government to reset the relationship between Ottawa and Alberta with meaningful action rather than hollow rhetoric,” she said.
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“Albertans are proud Canadians that want this nation to be strong, prosperous and united, but we will no longer tolerate having our industries threatened and our resources landlocked by Ottawa.”
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Alberta has been in conflict with Canada’s Liberal government since Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau was elected in 2015 and began rolling out environmental policies, including an emissions cap, new pipeline regulations and a ban on tankers off the northern British Columbia coast, which Smith says encroach on the province’s jurisdiction and hamper oil and gas development.
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The growing hostility has prompted some Albertans to call for greater autonomy from the federal government, and even fueled a small but simmering secession movement.
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The Alberta government will be holding a caucus meeting on Friday to discuss the province’s future within a united Canada, Smith said.
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Carney said in his victory speech early Tuesday that he intends to govern for all Canadians. He has pledged to turn the country into a “superpower” in both clean and conventional energy, and said it needs to produce more oil while reducing the associated emissions.
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