Voters in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta headed to the polls on May 29 in a tight election race that is expected to have a significant bearing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate goals, which are already seen as lagging global peers
Data on early voting showed more than 758,000 Albertans had already cast their ballot before polls opened, up from a record 700,476 in 2019 - suggesting a strong overall turnout is likely.
Smith is opposed to many of Trudeau's policies including an oil and gas emissions cap and a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, arguing they will hurt an energy sector that contributes more than 20% to Alberta's GDP. "We see the likely outcome of an NDP victory as accelerated decarbonization, but potentially at much higher net costs to industry given its position on environment and taxes," Dziuba wrote in a note to clients, adding the UCP would likely support a steady pace of progress at a lower cost.
The winning party must take 44 seats out of 87 electoral districts to control a majority of seats in the legislature."I will never permit any Liberal Prime Minister or any Ottawa politician to phase out our energy industry or the jobs of our amazing energy workers," Smith said in a speech on Friday that included pledges to grow the economy and make the cost of living more affordable.
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Alberta heads to the polls with Canada's green agenda in balanceVoters in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta headed to the polls on Monday in a tight election race that is expected to have a significant bearing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate goals, which are already seen as lagging global peers.
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