News Summary

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had her first face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, focusing on issues surrounding oil policy and national unity. Smith presented a list of demands, emphasizing the need for changes in federal policies that have impacted Alberta’s resource rights and oil industry. She stressed the importance of building pipelines and ending the proposed greenhouse gas emissions cap, which she argues would limit resource production. Carney, acknowledging the meeting, expressed his commitment to making Canada’s oil industry more competitive. The meeting also touched on the federal management of national parks after a significant wildfire in Jasper. Carney announced funding to aid in Jasper’s rebuilding and introduced measures to improve housing affordability for first-time homebuyers.