Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says oilsands ‘not going anywhere any time soon’
EDMONTON – Premier Rachel Notley posted a video message Friday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was taken to task for talking about eventually phasing out the oilsands.
“You can’t make a choice between what’s good for the environment and what’s good for the economy,” Trudeau told a town-hall meeting in Peterborough, Ont.
“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.”
His words set off anger in Alberta, where the low price of oil has thrown many out of work.