Who is going to Glasgow, Quebec or Alberta?

As the world heads to COP26, the international climate conference in Glasgow, next week, it is time for the prime minister to pick a lane, now.

For most of his time in office, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Oct. 21, 2021, in Ottawa, has tacitly supported a too-leisurely transition away from oil and gas, pushing climate action in speeches while, at the same time, buying the Trans-Mountain expansion pipeline to ensure a continued, even accelerated, flow of oil from Alberta’s oil patch to Vancouver harbour, writes Susan Riley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

October 25, 2021

CHELSEA, QUE.—Sometimes—last week, for instance—it is hard to believe that Alberta and Quebec occupy the same country, never mind the same planet. While Quebec Premier François Legault announced a ban on any further extraction of fossil fuels in the province, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney con...

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