Alberta Preparing to Take Battle Against Ottawa’s Oil and Gas Emissions Cap to Court

Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz will meet with her federal counterpart, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, in Ottawa today as the province readies itself to oppose Ottawa’s proposed oil and gas emissions cap in court. The meeting comes the same day the province will submit its formal, written feedback on the proposed cap, a program Ms. Schulz has said would effectively put limits on production. Ms. Schulz described those limits as “unconstitutional and devastating,” in a weekend interview with the Edmonton Journal, saying the cap is encroaching on provincial jurisdiction. She said she believes the oil and gas emissions cap will negatively affect the economy, resulting in lost jobs and promised the province would fight the federal cap-and-trade system in court....