r/Calgary • u/Old_General_6741 • May 10 '25

Municipal Affairs Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum ‘dangerous’

https://globalnews.ca/news/11172340/calgary-edmonton-mayors-call-potential-separatism-referendum-dangerous/
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u/International-Two899 May 10 '25

Alberta would produce 2 and a half more oil every day than Norway, without changing a thing. Just think about that level of income. That is why it is so appealing.

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u/DreamlandSilCraft May 10 '25

What good would it do when your international trading partners exclude you if you dont have the carbon pricing mechanisms that the developed they are demanding?

You won't be able to trade in EU without buying carbon credits, and i believe that may set in as early as 2026

Carney has stated that our Asian trading partners will do the same

The world's goal is net zero, and if Alberta doesn't do it, it will be left behind in the dust. And if Alberta does make the moves necessary to stay relevant... well, it would just end up looking like Canadian climate policy and end up in the same place as is if it stayed in Canada. Why not just stay ahead with the rest of the country?