Alberta fights federal clean electricity regulations in heated legal battle

Friday, May 2, 2025, 3:21 pm

Alberta’s government, led by Premier Danielle Smith, is challenging Ottawa’s clean electricity plan in court. Arguing that the regulations undermine its fossil fuel–driven grid, Alberta’s legal action intensifies a fierce political dispute over future energy policy, spotlighting a deep ideological divide in Canada.

nationalpost.com / ’A positive first step,’ Danielle Smith says of meeting with Mark Carney on Friday

Smith said Friday that she and Carney had a lengthy conversation about policies and legislation that are holding back Alberta's energy economy

citynews.ca / Alberta Premier Smith says meeting with PM Carney a ‘positive first step’

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has had a “positive” meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. The meeting is the first since Carney’s Liberals won Monday’s election and Smith warned the prime minister of any “hostile acts” his new government might take against her province.…

calgaryherald.com / Bell: Danielle Smith, Carney meet — the Alberta premier feels positive

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith meets Prime Minister Mark Carney and says the meeting was positive. Was Carney being real or playing games?

theglobeandmail.com / Alberta seeks court ruling on constitutionality of Ottawa’s clean electricity plan

Premier Danielle Smith, who invoked her controversial sovereignty act for the first time in 2023 against draft versions of the regulations that aimed for a clean grid by 2035

nationalpost.com / Smith rekindles fight against Liberal ‘clean electricity’ regs

Smith said the decarbonization regulations would wreak havoc on Alberta's fossil fuel-heavy electricity grid

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