I've been a supporter of Danielle from the very beginning, but now am starting to believe she is becoming another "Jason Kenney" 😒

Copied from Epoch Times Morning Brief Canada:
Carolina Avendano
9/11/2025

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she had an “exceptionally productive” meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and that she is optimistic the federal government will consider Alberta’s priorities moving forward.

Smith made the comments on Sept. 11, a day after meeting with Carney in Edmonton, where the prime minister was gathering with his Liberal caucus this week ahead of the fall sitting of Parliament. She said that while some details still need to be finalized, an agreement that benefits both the province and the country may come soon.

“I am more optimistic than ever that the concerns of Albertans are FINALLY BEING HEARD and I look forward to reaching an agreement that will profoundly benefit the Canadian and Alberta economies,” Smith said in a Sept. 11 social media post.

“The work is not yet complete and I know many Albertans feel that the rug has been pulled from underneath our feet too many times to count, but I ask for a bit more time, patience and faith as we owe it to our province and country to see this process through.”

Ahead of the meeting, Smith had said she would reiterate her policy demands to Carney in person, as she was looking for “real movement” on federal policies she says have harmed Alberta’s economy or infringed on its sovereignty.

After Carney took office earlier this year, Smith called for nine federal policy changes she said Ottawa needed to address to “avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis.”

Those demands included repealing the Impact Assessment Act and the oil and gas emissions cap, lifting the tanker ban off the British Columbia north coast, abandoning the electric vehicle mandate, eliminating the Clean Electricity Regulations, and ending the prohibition on single-use plastics.

Earlier this month, ahead of Parliament’s return, Smith reiterated three of her demands, saying that if Parliament addressed them it could “turn our economy around” without spending “a single tax dollar.” Those included the repeal of the Impact Assessment Act, the emissions cap, and the tanker ban.

She said at a Sept. 6 event in Calgary that while Alberta needs “all nine” policies addressed, those three are the ones the prime minister “has to get started on right away” to enable the province’s oil and gas sector to move forward. She also said that a pipeline to B.C.’s northwest coast is the industry’s top priority.

Carney also commented on the Sept. 10 meeting with Smith, describing it as a positive discussion centred on economic benefits for both the province and the country.

“Good to meet with Premier [Smith] today in Edmonton,” Carney said in a Sept. 10 social media post. “The Premier and I are focused on getting big things built here—to empower Albertans and build greater prosperity for all Canadians.”

Carney on Sept. 11 announced the first set of projects the federal government is recommending to the recently opened Major Projects Office for approval. Those projects include the expansion of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in B.C. and the upgrading of the Port of Montreal.

When asked about her reaction to the absence of an oil and gas pipeline from Ottawa’s initial list of major projects, Smith referred to her meeting with Carney the previous day, saying that while the meeting was “encouraging,” there is still work to be done.

“I think he really understands the issues that we put on the table, and we are working through how to address them,” she said at an unrelated Sept. 11 press conference, adding that she is hopeful the second tranche of major projects may include a pipeline.
She said the initial list of projects suggests a shift in Ottawa’s approach to economic development.

“When I looked at the first five projects, I thought, ‘finally they get it,’ because it’s all the projects that have been difficult to build,” she said. “I think that that demonstrates a real shift in the focus of this government.”