Perhaps it's to do with the fact that AOC may not develop new projects and will just work this one out.
Trudeau says he ‘misspoke’ about phasing out oil sands
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he misspoke earlier this month when he told an audience in Peterborough, Ont., that Alberta’s oil sands must be phased out.
Speaking in Calgary on Tuesday as he wrapped up a two-day cabinet retreat, Mr. Trudeau addressed comments that have triggered significant controversy in Alberta.
“I misspoke. I said something the way I shouldn’t have said it,” he explained.
The Prime Minister has been under fire from critics for saying “we need to phase them out,” in reference to Alberta’s oil sands.
Mr. Trudeau did not provide a timeline then, but said Tuesday that in about 100 years, fossil fuels will no longer be needed for fuel or energy. He then attacked his critics in the federal Conservative Party, arguing that his Liberal government is doing more for Albertans than they did when in government.
“I am proud of the fact that I’ve been able to do a few things that the previous government was unable to do, including approving two significant pipelines and possibly having Keystone XL move forward as well in the coming years,” he said, speaking on the same day that U.S. President Donald Trump announced his government’s support for the Keystone pipeline proposal.
Calgary Nose Hill Conservative MP Michelle Rempel said Mr. Trudeau’s latest comments on the oil sands are unlikely to win over voters in Alberta, where many are struggling with prolonged unemployment.
“People who are out of work don’t need platitudes,” she said, adding that the Prime Minister’s initial comments struck a chord because it suggested an ideological opposition to Alberta’s way of life.
“In Alberta, this is what we do,” she said.
The federal government is expected to call two by-elections in Calgary to fill seats vacated by former prime minister Stephen Harper and former Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney, who is running for leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives.
As Mr. Trudeau tried to contain the controversy over his oil sands remarks, he revealed new information related to another issue that has dogged him in recent weeks. In response to a direct question, Mr. Trudeau confirmed that he and his family vacationed on the Aga Khan’s private Caribbean island over Christmas in 2014.
Mr. Trudeau is already facing questions from the federal Ethics Commissioner over a similar trip during the most recent holidays.
“The first time I went on vacation with the Aga Khan, I was 12 years old. It was a family trip with my father and my brothers and we had a wonderful time in Greece with him there. I have seen him many times since then for dinners, at his place, in various places around the world, and yes, in Christmas, 2014, I spent some time with him on Bell Island as well,” Mr. Trudeau said Tuesday.
The Prime Minister’s Office declined to provide further information about the trip and whether it was disclosed to the Ethics Commissioner. A PMO spokesperson said Mr. Trudeau will answer any questions the commissioner may have about either of the visits to Bell Island.
Another issue that came up during the wide-ranging news conference was Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi’s request that Ottawa establish its proposed Canada Infrastructure Bank in Calgary.
“I can assure you that wherever the infrastructure bank is placed, it will have a strong impact right across the country,” Mr. Trudeau said when asked to respond to the mayor’s suggestion. “There are a number of cities that are eager to house the infrastructure bank, but we have not made any decisions at this point.”
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
ROCKMAN wrote:Speaking of the Alberta oil sands NOT FADING AWAY here's an updated chart showing that with it's development Canadian oil production has almost doubled since 1990.
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One should notice that oil sands production increased more then 500 MILLION BBLS PER YEAR during the period when oil prices ranged between $20 and $35 per bbl. Compared that FACT to the assertion that the oil sands are economical to produce at oil prices less then $50/bbl.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Midnight Oil wrote:In its desperate search for oil and gas riches, Alberta is destroying itself. As the world teeters on the edge of catastrophic climate change, Alberta plunges ahead with uncontrolled development of its fossil fuels, leveling its northern Boreal forest to get at the oil sands, and carpet-bombing its southern half with tens of thousands of gas wells. In so doing, it is running out of water, destroying its range land, wiping out its forests and wildlife and spewing huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, adding to global warming at a rate that is unrivaled in Canada or almost anywhere else in the world. It’s digging, drilling and blasting its way to oblivion, becoming the ultimate symbol of Canada’s – and the world’s – pathological will to self-destruct.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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