Trudeau's 'phase out' oilsands comments spark outrage in Alberta

[Mister Midnight]

Source: CBC (Canada)

By Kyle Muzyka, CBC News Posted: Jan 13, 2017 12:13 PM MT Last Updated: Jan 13, 2017 3:29 PM MT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked immediate anger among Alberta politicians on Friday by suggesting Canada should "phase out" the oilsands.

Speaking at a town hall in Peterborough, Ont., Trudeau was asked about his government's approval of pipelines and his commitment to the environment.

"You can't make a choice between what's good for the environment and what's good for the economy," Trudeau said. "We can't shut down the oilsands tomorrow. We need to phase them out. We need to manage the transition off of our dependence on fossil fuels.

"That is going to take time. And in the meantime, we have to manage that transition."

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/justin-trudeau-oilsands-phase-out-1.3934701

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Why would oilmen be angered by this? He said quite explicitly that oilsands production would continue for the immediate future. Hmph! I guess Alberta Province really is the Canadian Texas.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. I recomend that if possible

everyone take a road trip just to see how ugly these operations are. The Republicans bitch about all the water necessary to make Ethanol,well take a look at Tar Sands,with out a doubt nearly double the Water Input to produce the same amount of Sludge Petroleum which requires a lighter weight crude to be blended with it to be refined.

Starting point,Green River Utah. Been there done that.

[karynnj]

2. I think the party in power now in Alberta is liberal - they kicked out the right.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_New_Democratic_Party This is the party now in power.

Look at the official Alberta website - where climate change along with support for victims of abusive families is on the top on the first page. I WISH Texas were like ALberta!

[karynnj]

5. Usually, but look at the link on the party that won the last time

Note they are democratic socialists. From the link, closer to Bernie than Texas.

[xor]

3. The "angry" kid and the smiling lady in the back made me giggle

[applegrove]

6. I heard one Albertan complain that Alberta sends taxes to the rest of the country.

I always want to say who educates and supports your workers when there is a boom or a bust because for generations when ever there is a boom Alberta takes workers from all across the country and when there is a bust in Alberta a huge number of workers leave and go to other parts of Canada. We are all in this together.