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Statement on Ottawa walking away from its unachievable and unattainable goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035:
After years of watching the federal government mislead Canadians about the feasibility of achieving a net-zero electricity grid by 2030, we are pleased to see Ottawa finally acknowledge that the Alberta government's plan to achieve a carbon-neutral electricity grid by 2050 is a more responsible, affordable and realistic goal.
That said, the federal government's comprehensive electricity regulations remain completely unconstitutional because they seek to regulate within an area of exclusive provincial jurisdiction. They also require generators to meet unreasonable and unattainable interim targets set by the federal government starting in 2035, which will still make electricity unaffordable for Canadian households.
Therefore, Alberta will be preparing an immediate legal challenge to this electricity regulation, which it fully expects to win.
We propose a faster and less expensive alternative solution that involves the federal government completely abandoning any attempt to regulate or otherwise interfere with Alberta's governance of our provincial energy grid.
@Premier D.Smith