Danielle Smith, the Premier of Alberta and leader of the United Conservative Party, shares her insights on balancing free enterprise and individual freedom. She discusses the implications of Bill C-59 on Canada’s energy landscape and critiques the federal government’s environmental policies. Smith emphasizes the importance of affordable energy for poverty alleviation and the need for practical governance. The conversation also touches on the challenges of international energy trade and the evolving political landscape in Alberta, highlighting hopes for a prosperous future.
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Global Energy Significance of Alberta
Jordan Peterson introduces Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, highlighting Alberta's energy-rich status.
He emphasizes the global significance of Alberta's energy policies, referencing Germany and Japan seeking Canadian LNG.
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Bill C-59 Stifles Energy Sector
Bill C-59, inserted into the Budget Implementation Act, restricts the energy sector's ability to discuss its positive environmental efforts.
The legislation is seen as a tactic to stifle the energy sector and hinder its growth, favoring extreme environmental narratives.
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Alberta's Challenge to Bill C-59
The Alberta government will challenge Bill C-59 constitutionally and support the energy industry's advocacy.
They aim to provide accurate information about the environmental record and shield the industry from frivolous lawsuits.
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The book, commissioned by the Club of Rome, uses the World3 computer model to simulate the consequences of interactions between human systems and the Earth. It examines five basic factors: population increase, agricultural production, nonrenewable resource depletion, industrial output, and pollution generation. The authors conclude that if current growth trends continue, the Earth's resources will be depleted, leading to a sudden and uncontrollable decline in population and industrial capacity. However, the book also offers a message of hope, suggesting that forward-looking policy could prevent such outcomes if humanity acts promptly to reduce inefficiency and waste.
The Population Bomb
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Published in 1968, 'The Population Bomb' by Paul and Anne Ehrlich predicts catastrophic consequences, including mass starvation and environmental ruin, due to unchecked population growth. The book argues that immediate action is necessary to control population growth to prevent these dire outcomes. Although many of the Ehrlichs' predictions did not come to pass, the book significantly raised awareness about population and environmental issues and influenced public policy in the 1960s and 1970s. The authors emphasize the need for conscious regulation of human numbers and highlight the strain that growing populations place on the natural world[1][4][5].
Dr. Jordan Peterson sits down with the Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith. They discuss Bill C-59, the detrimental effects of the Green Party, the destruction of Canada’s wealth by Justin Trudeau, and the modern message of the Conservative Party.
Danielle Smith is a proud Albertan. As leader of the governing United Conservative Party, she was sworn in as the 19th Premier of Alberta on October 11, 2022. She represents the riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat in the Legislative Assembly. Ms. Smith has had a lifelong interest in Alberta public policy, finding the right balance between free enterprise and individual freedom, and the role of government.
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