Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland “proud” of advancements in Alberta’s oil and gas sector

During her visit to the Peace Country, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland took a moment to discuss the status of her government’s price on carbon and the effect it has had on Alberta. 

According to Freeland, projects such as the carbon capture technology being utilized at the Glacier Natural Gas Plant in Saddle Hills County are “cementing Alberta’s future” in a carbon-neutral world. She says while Ottawa is a long way from the Grande Prairie region, the work being done in the Peace has not gone unnoticed. 

“I know that Ottawa is a long way from here,” she says. “I also know that amazing things are happening in Alberta and amazing things are happening in the part of the world that is especially close to my own heart, which is Northwestern Alberta.” 

Freeland credits the work being done by Calgary-based greentech company, Entropy, who recently inked a  is responsible for the new carbon capture technology being utilized by the Glacier Natural Gas Plant, with moving the province’s economy forward.

“I guess what I want to say to all Albertans and to people across Canada is that here in northwestern Alberta, here in the Peace Country, the future is happening,” she says. “I think this is quite literally the future of Alberta’s economy and of Canada’s economy.” 

The Peace Country native says she is “proud” of the developments being made in Northwestern Alberta’s oil and gas sector, and says all of Canada should look to the region as further advancements are made. 

“As a daughter of Alberta, a daughter of Northern Alberta, I’m proud that it’s happening here,” she says. “Every single Canadian should realize that we as a country are not just talking about this stuff, we are doing it, and I think we are going to see more and more of this happening.” 

Despite her words, the federal price on carbon remains a hotly debated topic in Parliament, with the feds raising the carbon tax to $80 per tonne on April 1st of this year, and leader of the Opposition Pierre Poillievre saying Canadians can no longer afford their basic needs as a direct impact of the tax on carbon.