Four crucial outcomes Canadians need from the Alberta-Ottawa MOU talks

These are the minimum requirements to help lower emissions from existing industries and allow new industries to be established, while limiting the risk of public funds being overextended on fossil fuel projects.

The agreement signed last year by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will have ripple effects across Canada, writes Chris Severson-Baker. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CHRIS SEVERSON-BAKER

February 25, 2026

Last November, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding to much fanfare. The five-page document signalled their willingness to put years of federal/provincial acrimony behind them, and find common ground on the future...

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