"It's Bananas", Alberta Premier Smith On Feds Zero Emission Vehicle Plan

[@Abdominal65]

Oil and gas is fine, anyone who tries to tell Albertans that we can't utilize our own resources, which we've developed for a century, is clearly asking for a fight.

[@mra4107]

The EROEI on oil sands is terrible and only going to get worse. Alberta needs to diversify its economy now. Smith is lying to you if you think your affluence is assured moving into the future if you solely base your economy on fossil energy. Time to create a more sophisticated economy for the future or get left behind in a few short years.

[@davehorseman]

​@mra4107 please move to another country. Aboriginal man with 6 children . I'm a gasfitter a and plumber. You green nazis would rather put me and my family on welfare and let China burn whatever they want as long as you climate fascists are happy.

[@tonyfulford3175]

@@mra4107 Sorry, you are the one that is lying.

[@AlexAnder-rv1gu]

@@tonyfulford3175 they're not 'lying'. That's just another of the completely brainwashed-by-msm public.

[@bobseabert7230]

​@mra4107 we are diversifying. Hydrogen, like she said. New DOW plant being constructed in Edmonton area.

[@oldbiker9739]

Truth tellers who tell the truth even when it makes their lives more difficult but do it for the benefit of others are the real heroes in life. Thank you Priemer Smith .

[@larrygraham5721]

We Love her so does all of Canada ❤❤❤❤

[@johntomiski5719]

Doctors from every province want to go to Bc. Not just here.

[@desmondhughes9369]

dont you have a liberal a-- to attach your lips to @@coffeecake323

[@ShitWrangler]

@@coffeecake323 Dr. Gupta online AI chatbot already has a higher success rate than a doctor practicing in Canada. We attract the dullest and the worst.

[@riley_olds]

Danielle Smith is a true leader

[@worldvison7589]

News flash Canadians: You don’t have to accept Electric vehicles. Politicians are not your gods.

[@macker0077]

The problem is, they (government) are forcing the gas powered vehicles out of production through their policies. Doesn't matter what you and I want. The only possible way to change it is to vote in a party that has a different approach.

[@worldvison7589]

@@macker0077 How you vote Liberals out when they cheat and also have The Chinese Communist Party funding them, and Chinese police stations in Canada helping them?

[@janetstokes1806]

@@macker0077 and everyone wonders why gas vehicle production went down to mexico. Mexico will be laughing at us when EV's go down the toilet

[@elterrifico9522]

Not so simple when the government removes the other options

[@worldvison7589]

@@elterrifico9522 You’re forgetting that people are the ones with the real power. Not politicians.

[@dcb_75]

It really shows how out of touch Trudeau and his government are - you can't do something like this without the infrastructure first and we all know Canada doesn't have the infrastructure for this many EVs. Can't do it unless you don't care or worse your intention is to make Canadians suffer and right now, both sound like valid reasons considering the other policies Trudeau has brought in.

[@larrygraham5721]

Lol the EVS all all catching fire

[@robgagnon9058]

That exactly what they want. WEF agenda 2030 is one of DEPOPULATION and ENSLAVEMENT world wide. You are the carbon they want to reduce. These are the people that Trudeau works for. People need to wake up.

[@ChrisSonPEI]

​@larrygraham5721 gas cars are 20 to 100 times more likely to catch fire.

[@ronpeer7975]

It’s the same as letting a million immigrants a year into the country with no place for them or us to live. Liberal planning goes 5 minutes into the future.

[@tertur2957]

I think we want choice, not a left wing mandate, Chairman Mao.

[@Sea-land8232]

Unbelievably frank talking about what lies ahead. The more I listen to this woman, the more I like her...

[@larrygraham5721]

That's for sure glad I voted for her don't back down Danielle we need you more than ever you make us proud being a Albertan 🎉

[@coolioso808]

Funny, because the more I think for myself, do my own research and question the reasoning and evidence on which politicians like Dani Smith are making, the less I like and trust her. But, hey, to each their own. If you want to believe Dani Smith is your saviour, you go right ahead. I'm sure THIS time, politicians will be the ones who save the people from the downward spiralling market system.

[@tedpoplawski4325]

LOL, yeah, okay comrade. Socialism is great until they run out of other people’s money.@@coolioso808

[@pambp5978]

We always need to be aware that we believe the people we like more than the people we don't like regardless of fact or truth and we are less likely to fact check them.

[@coolioso808]

@@pambp5978 Good point. Why don't you think more adults aren't skeptical of the whole political process itself? Like isn't that the definition of insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. People keep voting over and over again hoping the next politician and their party are going to solve things but they don't, and at best there are some mild improvements to society. Can't we think outside the box a little more? WHY IS IT that cost of living keeps going up and social problems keep rising? Surely it can't be politicians mainly to blame because this is happening all over the world in every country to some degree. The system is the sickness, see Prof Wolff for more on this. The bad politicians are just a predictable symptom of the sick system. System change is therefore needed and it should start in your local community with willing others who want to contribute to a better society.

[@oldbiker9739]

I will gladly vote for this woman again .

[@bobgillis1137]

One of the very few intelligent leaders in Canada.

[@larrygraham5721]

For sure

[@TheWardeddog]

Again?

[@gimduncan1240]

She just better not pull another back stab like how we got Nothead the first time. I want to believe, but show not tell, and talk like she believes in climate change doesn't bode well.

[@bobgillis1137]

I would agree. I think we ought to build a different system, more approaching Switzerland's style with many plebiscites and rep by pop in each cabinet and rotating PMs among leading parties. We shouldn't have to count on politicians being honest.@@gimduncan1240

[@TheCodsquallic]

I don’t get how this isn’t blowing up as a big deal. The timeline is crazy. It’s absolutely insane.

[@squatch545]

No it isn't. It's absolutely doable. California has the same policy and they are on track. It's just idiot politicians who want to hold us back from transitioning to ZEV.

[@dombaydog]

crazy and insane? We're talking about Justin Trudeau here, after all.

[@squatch545]

@@dombaydog Lol...keep blaming Trudeau for all your problems. It's hilarious to read.

[@Exaris79]

@@squatch545 Reactionary politics. Keep kicking the problem down the line when it takes several yrs to over a decade to implement a solution to the climate crisis because there's no political will to do something ahead. Some yrs ago, the UN climate forum gave us less than a dozen yrs(2035 deadline) to get our act together before it reaches the point of no return for the 2 degrees rise in global temperature. It's already some yrs wasted and we're still kicking down the timeline of doing anything a couple decades later(2050) when it should had been done within the next several yrs. So the only conclusion i can think of is that the politicians gave up already and let it be someone else's problems, like their grandchildren.

[@dombaydog]

@@squatch545 didn't you get your welfare cheque this month, liberal? You seem upset. Go take some fentanyl and take advantage of Justin's MAID program :)

[@crashbandits5487]

This Prime Minister and his NDP mini me are criminally irresponsible in my opinion.

[@MrFallingfromgrace]

Edmonton has 30 of 60 EV buses that don’t work … even when they do they can be on route from 7am to 11am and then off to the garage to charge all night. Good luck with long haul trucking … imagine after 300 miles they’ll have to either transfer to another truck and go another 300 miles or they’ll have to stop and charge all night … so your goods are going to be very late and very expensive

[@svenhodaka9145]

There’s one detail missing in your comment. Just buy a Tesla and enjoy their safe, efficient vehicles AND the Tesla Supercharger network. Simple, effective solution! 👍

[@tedpoplawski4325]

Very True..and the company that Edmonton bought those useless buses from has filed for bankruptcy.

[@MapleBalls]

Batteries are a thing of the past, hydrogen electric is the only way forward.

[@svenhodaka9145]

@@MapleBalls ya, for certain applications. We need all the options available to supply energy.

[@KaiserS0ZE]

@@svenhodaka9145 Hydrogen will never work. The gas is very hard to contain and it's violently explosive when you can't. It will never see mass use. Hydrogen only makes sense for heavy industry using incredibly high amounts of energy, like petrochemical refineries and chemical plants, large processing plants.

[@Info-Med]

The Greatest Premier in Canada

[@colinaldridge259]

By far!

[@praful6890]

The greatest PM we have never had. Yet !!

[@coolioso808]

The Funniest Joke I've Heard All Day! 😄😁😆😅🤣😂

[@glennhankins6927]

100%

[@tedpoplawski4325]

Is that you blackface? Or maybe it’s Jughead?@@coolioso808

[@sarahpalm7220]

Thank you Priemer Smith!!! Alberta love's you for fighting for us❤️❤️ Never give in to Ottawa!!

[@oscarjetson128]

Love from Ontario!

[@larrygraham5721]

That's for sure Sara

[@marianfrances4959]

No we don't!

[@oscarjetson128]

@@marianfrances4959 😘

[@tedpoplawski4325]

Is that you, “ Nutley.”?@@marianfrances4959

[@wclaurence]

The Premier should gather a group of provinces together, and form a new country.

[@robertoiffel]

Bc alberta and Saskatchewan the new Canada west

[@wclaurence]

@@robertoiffel Isn't British Columbia NDP territory? I'm thinking more along the lines of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northern Ontario.

[@johntomiski5719]

No bc.

[@mr.potatohead6138]

B.c government is terrible, prairie province don't want us

[@cabinfeverjack1925]

We would need BC for international trade, since it's on the pacific. Northern Ontario has a boatload of minerals and lumber. We would be in for sure. They could keep southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. @@wclaurence

[@annduggan5135]

Thank you Danielle Smith for stating the impact on consumers which somehow our federal government does not have the common sense to predict or maybe dont want to since following the agendas if those higher up.

[@jimmyhat3438]

This is economic terrorism. Excellent rationale Daniel Smith thanks for your support

[@pambp5978]

Don't fact check.. a leader who promotes o&g telling you to buy a vehicle that has an internal combustion engine while putting a moratorium on alternative energy development isn't concerning at all.

[@my3dviews]

@@pambp5978 Is a wind farm that needs the turbines replaced every 20 years really a good alternative form of energy? One that kills hundreds of thousands of birds per year (many that are endanger species). That takes up large areas of farmland or wilderness? Maybe what we need is a pause to look into whether or not that is a good use of the land and resources. In some of the U.S. states (like Massachusetts and Virginia) they are cutting down forests to put up wind and solar farms. That is the height of stupidity that the so called green energy movement is responsible for. And while we are supposed to cut back on our emissions, China is building as many as 300 new coal fired power plants there and in other countries. Germany even shut down their nuclear power and went back to coal. Alberta isn't even a drop in the bucket on the world scale.

[@pambp5978]

@@my3dviews upgraders and refineries require maintenance as well.. do you know how much agriculture land is used for the collection of o&g? We are not moving away from o&g anytime soon but sustainability of a natural resource is necessary. I thought they were cutting forests on the east coast to use as bio-fuels, wish you all could keep your stories straight... Alberta needs to diversify.

[@my3dviews]

@@pambp5978 Yes, they require maintenance, but not total replacement. Entire wind farms are dismantled and rebuilt and some abandoned in disrepair. Quote: "I thought they were cutting forests on the east coast to use as bio-fuels, wish you all could keep your stories straight". It isn't about getting the story straight, it is just the facts about what is being done. You do realize that it isn't one or the other, but they do both. They do in fact cut down forests for bio-fuel and cut down forests for wind and/or for solar. It was left wing film maker Michael Moore that exposed the bio-fuel debacle in his documentary. Quote from American Thinker: Since 2010, over 5,000 acres of natural and working lands have been destroyed for solar development in Massachusetts, resulting in the emission of over half a million metric tons of CO₂- more than the annual emissions of 100,000 passenger cars,’ Mass Audobon [sic] stated in a summary of its study with Harvard Forest. ‘Under current siting practices, thousands of acres of forests, farms, and other carbon-rich landscapes are being converted to host large-scale solar,’ the report stated. End of quote. You can find other sites saying similar things if you search for it. Scotland and Germany have also cut down forests for wind or solar farms. Just do a search. Lots of info on that. Then there is this from the Virginial Government: A recent study found that forest and agricultural lands are the most likely land types to be impacted by solar facilities being built. The authors also found that over half of the acreage disturbed in Virginia for solar panels to date was previously forested lands. Dec 6, 2022 As for oil and gas taking up farmland. That is true, but once a well is dry, it is shut down and the farmland reclaimed. With wind and solar they would be permanent unless decommissioned. Oil and gas wells also take up far less land than they used to. Rather than one well per site, they can now drill horizontally from a single location rather than having several separate well sites. I have seen well sites with 8 or 10 wells in the area that would have had only one or two before. You would also have to compare how much land would be needed for wind and/or solar compared with the same amount of land needed for the equivalent amount of energy from oil and gas. A single gas well will provide way more energy than a single wind turbine, while both would take up about the same amount of farmland. Not saying that wind and solar can't have their place, but they certainly can't be the only forms of electricity generation, for the obvious reasons.

[@booishoois309]

My goodness Danielle Smith is Canada's Iron Lady. The people of Alberta are so wise and lucky!

[@arlencarlson]

This lady knows what she is doing. EV is crazy and roadmap for it is messed up. But Hydrogen is where it’s at.

[@coolioso808]

@@Viewpoint11 I always expect all politicians will be disappointing so I refrain from praising them, and usually don't commit my vote until the last moment. Why do people still think politicians solve problems? They never do! They put on some band-aids, sometimes, but otherwise, they aren't much use. The economy is run by the rules of capitalism, and politicians are just a part of that. People are slaves by wages, by money, by debt and corporations are exploiters of the time, energy and wealth that workers produce in a totally unsustainable game of Monopoly. It is absurd how long we've gone in this stupid system. Anybody tired of it yet? Or do you still want to try and get capitalism to work just right!? IF anybody is tired of it, feel free to seek viable alternatives, like "A NEW WORLD Free from financial slavery - UBUNTU & Contributionism by Michael Tellinger"

[@fionawildman215]

@@Viewpoint11. The problem is that they are thinking about it wrong? An Alberta pension makes Alberta and Albertans Stronger.

[@kildeeParker]

I used to play in a band that named its repurposed school bus “The Iron C-word”. That’s the kind of Iron Lady the province’s most dishonest and least competent leader of all time is.

[@glennhankins6927]

SUPERHERO SMITH ! B.C. could use a common sense leader like Danielle.

[@FireBosspilot]

This is a living nightmare… thanks trudeau!

[@donaldmcchristopher4858]

You're very gullible. Get yourself a library card. You have a lot of work ahead of you.

[@archer303]

I love this women, she is what we are missing today, they call it ....normal!!!!

[@larrygraham5721]

THATS FOR SURE she is Alberta Iron Lady ❤❤❤❤

[@coolioso808]

Haha, good one. You are two tacos short of a combination plate if you think Dani Smith is what 'we are missing.' 🤣

[@payingcustomer8550]

@@coolioso808 You’re entitled to your opinion, and if you like the way Canada is being run by the Federal Government and their radicalism,fanaticism, then you’ll be more than a few tacos short of a combination plate, you’ll be crawling around on your hands and knees looking for crumbs that have falling off those public servants plates that were initially meant for the dogs. Smith is awesome, love her, she is all you got right now. She is part of the solution which I guess makes you part of the…..

[@glennhankins6927]

@@coolioso808 Very rare to see a politician who speaks honestly. Danielle Smith is a Canadian Hero.

[@coolioso808]

@@glennhankins6927 I guess you really haven't done much independent research outside your mind's box, because Dani Smith is deeply unaware of the root problems originating and worsening from a capitalist-run social system, that you aren't getting leadership that matters from her, I'm afraid. I'm sure she thinks she is speaking honestly and believes what she is saying, but a lot of it is coming from a place of ignorance. But if you want to put her picture on your wall as a Canadian Hero, you go right ahead. Or the other option is to question everything, do your own research and find viable solutions. Have you not seen any films, books or articles by Peter Joseph, Abby Martin, Lee Camp, Richard Wolff, David Graeber or Michael Tellinger? Joseph is the one behind the viral Zeitgeist films such as Addendum and Moving Forward. Abby is a main human rights reporter with Empire Files. Richard Wolff has regular programs on Democracy at Work channel, David Graeber was a great anthropologist with books called "Debt: The First 5,000 Years" and "Bullsh*t Jobs", and Michael Tellinger wrote "Ubuntu Contributionism" and is with the One Small Town initiative.

[@nancyhall9361]

Maybe Alberta needs its own Auto manufacturer !!

[@antiprogpragmatist859]

Unfortunately auto manufacturers in the US are in the east and there is a lot of cross border traffic between ours and theirs. Very little chance of the auto sector coming out west

[@MartinMartin-yi9to]

How would they sell their gas cars if only EVs can be sold to canadians? I guess you mono ceel brain did not think about laws........right?

[@harleyray4654]

@@antiprogpragmatist859 - It's happened in the past. During the 1930s- 1940s Regina had a large GM plant that employed a lot of people. The times might be different now but it worked for awhile back then.

[@harleyray4654]

@@antiprogpragmatist859 - It happened in the past. Back in the1930s - 1940s Regina had a large GM plant that employed a lot of people. Maybe it's different now but it worked back then.

[@antiprogpragmatist859]

@@harleyray4654 … and why isn’t it there now? It’s been more than 80 years..🤷🏻 I’m all for there being auto manufacturing in the west, but will you be able to convince the major automakers to make that move if it’s cheaper to not make that move?

[@shmujew4791]

THANK YOU DANIELLE , YOU ARE THE GREATEST LEADER

[@tcz7742]

One of the few sane voices in the world of woke stupidity.

[@coolioso808]

I had to pause in shock and awe at just how utterly detached from reality one must be to actually state that about a politician, Danielle Smith. 🤨 But go ahead, believe Dani is going to solve your problems. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

[@darsharhef]

@@coolioso808 turdo troll, OR , IS THAT YOU BLACKFACE.

[@tedpoplawski4325]

No doubt you voted for blackface because of his hair and fancy socks.@@coolioso808

[@JB-eo3iq]

⁠@@coolioso808everthing she said in the video is bang on. you’re just another one of snotleys brainwashed trolls. talk about being detached from reality you would know.😂

[@soleprobe]

@@coolioso808 4 replies only one showing... commietube is on your side

[@darlenetychkowski6175]

Best vote I made, love you Mrs Smith

[@jeffreyepstein874]

The “vote” is rigged. They gave us Trudeau lite to prevent civil war. But you’re a winner! Congrats.

[@OldCanadianguy953]

I have no use for foolishness. I have less than zero use for Trudeau and the lieberals.

[@electricaviationchannelvid7863]

In other words he (J. TrudeNo) is a parasite...that is what "less then zero use" means...There is a whole mass of WEF puppets doing it to US...!

[@klnrklnr4433]

good luck with the clownservatives

[@tedpoplawski4325]

Is that you, blackface? Any new scandals today, lieberal? About as clueless as they come.@@klnrklnr4433

[@billjohnson5023]

@@klnrklnr4433you must be brain dead lol

[@-Ordinary-Average-Guy]

​@@klnrklnr4433 I found another one. Is that you Dustbin Trudolph Castreau? Are you commenting all the way from Jamaica?

[@Kanakid]

Thank you Danielle! Keep fighting for us! The best premier in Canada!

[@JohnDough-d6o]

She's 100% spot on. This is what happens with a political party in power refused to use logic and think about how long it would actually take to convert to a new tech. They gave ZERO thought on the infrastructure that NEEDS to be in place before forcing people to switch. Some food for thought on this as well - Making the older cars last longer and mandating manufactures stop building cars with planned obsolescence is a greener plan.

[@superdupermax]

Trick is... you will be switched into a bus. Thats the quiet part.

[@kwimms]

The plan is going as planned.

[@sf4769]

oh they definitely thought this through. its called "you'll own nothing and be happy" no car, no house. the housing market in this country is a casino. it literally looks like a Wall St Cheat sheet for "phsychology of a market". its all to plan, they are making you lose everything

[@Multheman02]

Who can afford an electric car? It’s insane! I sure hope the people of southern Ontario including woke wonder land City of Ottawa wake up to this lunatic federal government!

[@royjohnson465]

I agree the electric cars are way, way more expensive than gasoline powered cars. But how about a hybrid car that might be a better idea.

[@Multheman02]

@@royjohnson465 I agree 100%!

[@janetstokes1806]

I cant afford to buy a car Danielle. I barely get by as it is. what do you tell those people that are one foot out the door to live on the streets. This makes me sooo mad.

[@censured-again]

There is going to be a huge market in used internal combustion vehicles.

[@pambp5978]

Yeah bc someone who promotes o&g and puts a moratorium on alternative energy projects isn't concerning at all. O&g isn't going away anytime soon but Alberta needs to diversify.. resource extraction is what humans do.. sustainability and responsibility are important as well.

[@tasquill]

Only if the fuel is there to serve them...e.g rationing fuel or exorbitant pricing forcing more People to work from home.

[@DeeegerD]

Used car market is going to rock! Used vehicle restoration will become a huge industry. Insurance companies that refuse to insure non digital vehicles will be replaced with insuramce co-ops. If you don't meet the people's will, then they will do it themselves!

[@CatherineCase-vc9sq]

Don't be surprised if the Federal government finds a way to deny registration for used vehicles especially if they are older ones.

[@superdupermax]

Like Cuba...

[@kwimms]

They already do this in more advanced countries like Argentina and Chile...

[@peterschick9075]

Keep strong DS,,, your doing a wonderful job Can't say the same for our liebral government

[@klnrklnr4433]

you're

[@peterschick9075]

@@klnrklnr4433 ,,, I stand corrected but you missed another lmao

[@Junokaii]

I can't imagine the lineups and wasted time at charging stations when they could take one minute to put gas in their car and be on their way.

[@praful6890]

I am against this legislation, Unless, EV vehicles are affordable and they can be plugged into your home electric grid. It has to happen organically, not by legislation.

[@KyleSand]

​@praful6890 existing new EVs are affordable and can be plugged into your home to charge. Tesla model 3 around 50k CAD

[@OldWolf1933]

@@KyleSand 50k is affordable? No wonder most Canadians live paycheck to paycheck.

[@coolioso808]

Can you imagine how non-existent the lineups and wasted time would be if capitalism wasn't the dominant economic system in the world crushing and suppressing inventions and innovations that could give people abundance and independent freedoms? Such as the water fuel cell: "Stan Meyer explains the Water Fuel Technology. Water car GENIUS" on Hydrogen for Health channel. . Even Danielle Smith and her "I support hydrogen cars", she means cars that need hydrogen to run, which can be controlled by corporations, sold and profitable. Not cars that only need basic tap water and convert that H20 into an abundant, clean fuel source and could even be retrofitted onto existing cars to save the need for a bunch of new fleets of cars to be churned out every year.

[@NightshiftCustom]

an ev charger is 150-500$ there's no reason to not be charging at home or even buy one for at work too haha cost you nothing to drive @@praful6890

[@Topaz2022]

I would like to see Danielle Smith go after Health Canada for what they have done to Canadians in the last almost three years and continue to do by listening to the corrupt WHO.

[@GraceBlossoms4U]

Alberta should build cars …NOW

[@ChrisSonPEI]

Smith would rather go on TV and whinge than work on solutions.

[@tonyfulford3175]

@@ChrisSonPEI Solutions, Er,. ya right, keep drinking the kool-aid. You are a complete fool if you believe this carbon / climate non-sense.

[@antiprogpragmatist859]

@@ChrisSonPEI… auto manufacturing is in the east in the US as well. Logistically speaking, it’s a non starter in the west.

[@antiprogpragmatist859]

@@AstroBear11 ..sounds like you’re describing Notley to a tee..minus the Notley screeching of course

[@antiprogpragmatist859]

@@coffeecake323 … what’s it like to be mind numbingly stupid?…asking for everyone that has two brain cells to rub together. Alberta has the highest paid doctors and nurses in Canada before and after Notley..If they left Alberta it sure as hell wasn’t because of money

[@Spartacus484]

It's not about the environment or Climate Change. It's about allowing China to determine when we can drive our cars.

[@MisterMonsterMan]

How are other premiers not speaking out like this? Where are Moe and Ford, above all else?

[@harleyray4654]

A new right wing party (formed a year ago) the Saskatchewan United Party headed by Nadine Wilson could possibly be giving Moe some heat and hold his feet to a more conservative agenda than liberal. In a recent by-election Moe's party still got a (reduced) majority while SUP came in second.

[@Paul-vf2wl]

Being Alberta's bum boy isn't working out that well for Moe.

[@KonaPony]

The thing no one ever mentions is, what will happen to the price of electricity! Supply and demand, once demand goes up, so will the price, EV's won't be so cheap to drive anymore.

[@glen440]

The other thing is road tax, it's in our gas price. Going to have a way to charge ev cars road taxes.

[@KonaPony]

@@glen440 I'm sure Justine Turdope will let them drive for free since they are saving the world!

[@jeelsvealnerve1163]

Lots of people have mentioned that. The supply and distribution of electrical energy going forward (whether we move to EVs or not) is a significant issue that is not being addressed.

[@stevenbilodeau6697]

Manitoba just finished Two Hydro huge electric dam projects a few years ago and we have a couple more on the way. Once we set up the transmission lines we will be able to supply a LOT of power to all of you.

[@KonaPony]

@@stevenbilodeau6697 Ontario's demand alone is 137 terawatt hours, Manitoba's total generation is only 6100 megawatts, so tell me how that is lots. On top of Ontario taking 3 reactors offline, 1 permanently.

[@dltsabatino]

I wish there was a way for me to secede my citizenship as a Canadian without having to relocate geographically. The overwhelming overreach of the federal government is oppressive and there is no alignment whatsoever with my values toward freedom and prosperity.

[@rockfx84]

amen!!

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

Welcome to Alsaskatoba.

[@distraction_factory]

Well said. 👏

[@Paul-vf2wl]

So what exactly are your values? Is it that you benefitted greatly from the benefits other taxpayers provided you and now you're a greedy pos who doesn't want to pay taxes anymore?

[@TheRumbles13]

At this point its not even negligence, its malignant malice. In the Soviet Union people would spend years on a wait list for a car, and would frequently not ever receive one.

[@wally7856]

In Soviet Union you had to put down $100 and wait 10 years for a car. So this guy puts down his $100 deposit and the salesman says "See you in 10 years." The guy asks if he should come pick up his car in the morning or the afternoon. The salesman says," It's 10 years from now, what difference does it make?" The guy says, "Well, the plumber is coming in the morning."

[@elterrifico9522]

We need a leader like this here in loony Toronto.

[@coolioso808]

I want to elect you, you seem like a straight shooter, no nonsense kind of guy. Let's say you were elected leader of Ontario or Toronto, take your pick, with a majority. What would be your first 3-5 policies or laws to pass?

[@barnabyjones8333]

Vote him out. Fire him. Impeach him. Whatever it takes to remove stupidity from power.

[@my3dviews]

Next election is almost two years away. That's likely how long we will have to wait.

[@Al-em5lq]

Alberta and Saskatchewan should merge into one huge super province Western Seperation is the only Solution

[@bradleypierce1561]

Include BC and Manitoba in that thought! Just make sure the government, and governmental decisions are from Alberta!

[@berndhase4399]

Hope you can drag Manitoba along with them.

[@antiprogpragmatist859]

@@bradleypierce1561..Manitoba likes their equalization too much and you’d have slice off the lower mainland of BC

[@martinfarrell5778]

In theory yes, In reality no.

[@series9234]

Sask and alberta only two province's completly aligned, rest have too many morons

[@conservativepineapples6203]

Maybe Alberta needs to look at vehicle manufacturing as an option. The car manufacturers might like the idea of being able to sell more cars without the insane restrictions.

[@yxxtower]

You do know that auto manufacturers have all given EV dates by well before the government. Why would they build anything in Alberta. The power they need is expensive, thank you Klein, the road from suppliers is longer and you wouldnt let them build EV. Why would anyone build anything in a province with such a lack of vision?

[@nuxkamina]

Maybe Albertans needs to learn how to use the internet and find out this puts us behind most European countries and on par with China. Not to mention the government timeline lags behind vehicle manufacturers so Albertan's really will be have to start producing their own cars as the world has moved on.

[@Just_a_girl_in_the_world]

I was told that eventually insurance companies will also no longer insure gas vehicles.

[@Just_a_girl_in_the_world]

I was told that eventually insurance companies will also no longer insure gas vehicles.

[@coolioso808]

Yeah Alberta should build some gas guzzling car companies right in the province. Can they find a way to get cars to run on coal? I mean, c'mon, damn environment isn't there to be sustained, it is there to be exploited, mainly by big corporations, for profit. Humans aren't meant to be free, they are meant to be wage slaves, in debt, and die of many unnecessary harms because a free world wouldn't be profitable, so we better not even think about it! P.S. Don't read on if you aren't a fan of critical thinking ... Watch: "A NEW WORLD Free from financial slavery - UBUNTU & Contributionism by Michael Tellinger"

[@justinwinterford2516]

We need to separate asap

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

Alsaskatoba

[@jeelsvealnerve1163]

If you are unhappy in Canada you should move. Don't try to force the rest of the province/country to do something just because you are unhappy.

[@jeelsvealnerve1163]

@@Cryptic_Triptych : Weimar republic. If you really want to leave Canada be my guest. Most Albertans do not want to go. Why do you feel you have the right to try to drag them along with you on a journey of economic catastrophe?

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

Most Albertans would love to have their own Country and be free from the Tyranical Federal Government policies. You mentioned Weimar Republic, that is exactly where this Country is headed. First they take away your ability to defend yourself and your property, then the use Hegelian Dialectic to conquer and divide. You continue to contradic yourself. If you want to live under Tyranny and oppressive Government security, move to a Communist or Dictatorship run Country. Read my "About" statement.

[@linnjensen7469]

God bless you Danielle for your honesty a rare trait indeed for a politician

[@jamesm6377]

What gives Gullible the right to do this?

[@locstuff1]

True leadership she going to make Alberta great again

[@bradene-a4182]

If Canadians at large aren’t concerned about this then I mean really what the hell are we suppose to do?! Yeah sure I’m Albertan and I voted for Danielle Smith but is anywhere else in Canada taking a stand against the Feds besides Alberta and Saskatchewan?! Seriously troubling times.

[@klnrklnr4433]

meh, the horse and carriage folks said the same about the dawning of the motor car. you folks out in albeerta and sask seem to be stuck in a few conspiracy theory loops.

[@Pro-humanrights]

@@klnrklnr4433 You're progressing more and more on your path.... to hell.

[@bradene-a4182]

your really talking about horse and carraige folks right now ??? have fun with your electric vehicle, i saw on CBC someone has been waiting for over a year for a replacement battery for theyre Nissan EV. Rock on lmfao!!@@klnrklnr4433

[@WesWoychyshyn]

Absolutely, Trudeau is totally space cadet out to lunch along with Calgary’s mayor!!!!!

[@JimStuckless]

My wife and I decided to move out of calgary as soon as we heard who was elected as the new mayor. Captain purple was bad... but that woke freak in office now is a fucking disaster waiting to happen. We've been gone for just under two years... the property taxes on the house we lived in have shot up over 15%... violent crime is rampant... gangs are moving in and doing little to hide their presence. It was an awesome place to live.. a decade ago.. not so much anymore. Kind of a mini-me version of canada as a whole.

[@halcarter1426]

What a breath of fresh air she is.

[@squatch545]

You mean a breath of methane filled air.

[@tedpoplawski4325]

You must be referring to your blackface hero.@@squatch545

[@tonyhladun9081]

We're going Cuban where they drive 1950's cars. Don't panic, SG will soon be gone and the impossible won't happen. In the end reality will prevail whether SG likes it or not.

[@ccreature7086]

100% truth! his days are numbered - the liberal party doesn't exist anymore, its a RADICAL AUTHORITARIAN party and they'll lucky if they're equal with the green party after next election.

[@TheDalyman]

To see a politician these days speak with common sense ,it is absolutely mind blowing.

[@coolioso808]

LOL, you found any yet? I'm still looking. No where near Alberta am I seeing it.

[@tedpoplawski4325]

No doubt a low intellect leftist from the GTA.@@coolioso808

[@lattakia3812]

Premier Smith has my vote.

[@noguts53]

We just need to change to a common sense government

[@joaopedrobaggio4475]

I think that this is not possible.

[@squatch545]

Exactly, we need to get rid of Dani Dum Dum and change to a govt with common sense.

[@tarafox6618]

And get out from under King Charles, he's the extreme behind the WEF

[@tedpoplawski4325]

Is that you blackface? Any new scandals today?@@squatch545

[@johnguenter3683]

Daniel Smith is right ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Trudeau is on wrong side 😂😂😂😂

[@krakatoa1200]

This is typical of company policies these days. We are forced into buying things that we don't want because choice is being removed.

[@ChrisSonPEI]

To be fair, nobody is choosing to live with climate change. Why should people be able to force climate change on others. Makes no sense.

[@AlanButtineau-jd3qi]

When did government overreach start??

[@jeelsvealnerve1163]

You aren't being forced into anything. You can fix your current car and keep it going for 25 years. It's not hard and it is often cost effective. You don't have to drive an EV if you don't want to.

[@-Ordinary-Average-Guy]

​@@jeelsvealnerve1163 Yeah. We can keep driving and fixing our old cars like Cubans do. 😂😂

[@johnhenry8424]

Oh! Canada. Merry Christmas Danielle

[@bluethunder1951]

I live on the US boarder a five minute drive to get my gas and diesel that has no carbon taxes on it, I’m saving over $30 per tank even with the exchange rate, and when I need a new vehicle I will buy it in the US.

[@gscooking74]

Alberta and Saskatchewan need to make moves to separate before that happens.

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

Alsaskatoba

[@jeelsvealnerve1163]

Yes because becoming a landlocked country with no access to export routes that don't involve being fleeced by our neighbours would be so much better. And just the cost to set up our own military alone would top $10bn a year. Now add policing, healthcare (which already costs $15bn) - without the health transfers from the federal gov't - and sundry other items. Dream on. An independent Alberta would be an economic disaster. If we took Sask & Man with us it would be even worse. Learn some math. Read a book.

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

​@jeelsvealnerve1163 Contradic yourself much? Alsaskatoba includes Manitoba. Therefore, access to Hudson Bay. We already have pipelines to the west coast, with more being built. You need to take you own advice and read the information on how much Alberta alone contributes to the Canadian economy. We have billions of surplus every year. That number is only increasing, plus the billions of dollars in the Heritage Trust Fund. Separation is inevitable, if you don't want to be a part of it, leave, go find some place better.

[@wishteria234]

No one has any money after LIberal/NDP taxes and the cost of living crisis. Just ridiculous

[@abe-brown]

I agree with our Premier 100%!

[@RoseyFuture]

Listening to her all I have learned is that she is NOT up to the job

[@elisapetaludlow3888]

Don't worries by the 2026 Canada have a new Prime Minister 🙏 and all those nonsense will be thrown out

[@CatherineCase-vc9sq]

We can only hope.

[@tedpoplawski4325]

If Poilievre doesn’t win the next election, Canada is finished.

[@migmagingenieria]

Go Danielle Smith!!! Let's keep Making Alberta Great Again!!! We are proud of you!!!!

[@marianfrances4959]

This is not the usa

[@migmagingenieria]

@@marianfrances4959 Hi genius, in fact it is not USA. Alberta is a Canadian province!!

[@squatch545]

It's like you're in a cult. Or perhaps you're just 12 years old?

[@sylvaindoyon590]

Nice to ear straight answers from our government. At least someone with a head on her shoulders, thanks Danielle

[@jeelsvealnerve1163]

too bad her head is as empty as the PMs. She is stunned and woefully incompetent.

[@RM-zj9ve]

Trudeau and Liberals say you can live free as long as you do as we say how it's going to be done. I like what PP said the other day... if you could start a new polical party it would be called, Stay out of business party. Less government interferance is what is needed unless you truly need it.

[@ChrisSonPEI]

You planning on personally solving climate change with your freedom?

[@antiprogpragmatist859]

@@ChrisSonPEI… just keep on collecting your equalization cheques and stfu….if you want to say something, say thank you. But I doubt your self entitled a$$ is capable of gratitude

[@RM-zj9ve]

@@ChrisSonPEI Lol... You are definitely a Liberal or a NDP socialist. They have scammed you but you being of follower and not looking at the science but trusting the science from politicians is sad. Read this book and get back to me, Unsettled by Steven K. Koonin not your Steven Guilbeault. Here is a riddle for you genius. What did socialists use before matches...

[@carbo3017]

Only darwinians believe there is a climate crisis. “While the earth remaineth seedtime and harvest and cold and heat and summer and winter and day and night will not cease” Genesis 8:22

[@ChrisSonPEI]

@carbo3017 ouch sorry, but it turns out the Norse were the right ones. "The sun turns black, earth sinks in the sea, The hot stars down from heaven are whirled; Fierce grows the steam and the life-feeding flame, Till fire leaps high about heaven itself."

[@damiencrossley7497]

The enviroment minister only wants the enviroment in his bank account to be healthy! His cross world trips at business class speaks volumes!

[@peterbutz642]

Of course he is if he was truly interested in cutting emissions then he could be selling liquified natural gas to China instead of then starting up one coal fired power plant every two weeks There by cutting China emissions by half real results

[@makfive343]

My observation is, that not to many people remember from school that carbon dioxide in the air is beneficial and absolut necessity to sustain life on Earth.

[@jeelsvealnerve1163]

Wait, so you are bragging about remembering one day of Grade VII science in which you learned that plants use CO2? It's December 22nd. The Min temp last night where I am was +7. Today it got up to +10. You understand that that is not normal for this climate region, right?

[@bertflisberg8908]

say no to EV and carbon tax

[@EliahHoliday]

Car parts for gasoline vehicles are going to skyrocket.

[@nicolenorm9456]

Merci Mme Smith! Je vais penser a demenager en Alberta

[@jeffvandepol8900]

Can we seperate from Canada already?

[@squatch545]

You poor whiny victim. Go live in Alabama if you feel so hurt.

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

Yes, we can. If we create a Republic called Alsaskatoba, we would be in a top 5 GDP Country.

[@squatch545]

@@Cryptic_Triptych Alsaskatoba isn't even in the top 7 within Canada.

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

​@squatch545 Alberta by itself is top 40 GDP in the world. Not sure where you are getting your information from, but it is factually incorrect.

[@jeffvandepol8900]

@@Cryptic_Triptych Top 40 baby!

[@ddrlbhski6438]

I was at a Toyota dealership on Tuesday, the wait for a Rav4 Hybrid is average 4 years and the cost up almost 10k from when I looked at them 2 years ago.

[@doubledcanada]

We need her in Federal politics

[@Supernova12034]

in the first 30 seconds she basically said she agrees with the trudeau liberals on everything.

[@TheInsaneupsdriver]

HELL NO!!!!

[@lmtada]

@@TheInsaneupsdriverhell yes. ❤

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

What we need is a new Country, let's call it Alsaskatoba.

[@tedpoplawski4325]

Is that you blackface?@@TheInsaneupsdriver

[@billjohnson5023]

Love from Saskatchewan Danielle we love you here

[@johnschober1819]

Hands off my CPP, I don't trust her

[@Charl01]

Don't ever be forced to buy an electric car against your will. Everyone stood up and said "No we are not buying your electric cars". We have the power of refusal against dictatorship.

[@rps1689]

Well no one will force you to buy one, , as hybrids and used ICEs are exempt.

[@Richiesrant]

One person downvoted this video. It was Guilbeaut.

[@-Ordinary-Average-Guy]

If Danielle Smith wants more support from Albertans, she should tell the feds to stuff it. She could give auto manufacturers an incentive to build gasoline powered vehicles in Alberta for Albertans or buy from Mexico. Eventually, EVs are going to be chaotic. By the time people are completely fed up with them, guys like Trudeau and Guilbeault will have moved on.

[@ramalama9030]

Danielle please ignore Ottawa as they ignore us…….time for a change !

[@Eohippus100]

Because we have a short electoral cycle (New Zealand) we were able now to stop the madness of the Great Reset. Canada may have to wait but eventually you too can vote out the WEF and all those allied with it

[@willweatherbie7994]

This would be such a great country if all the other premieres were more like her

[@vincelauzon5817]

They don't want us to own our own cars

[@Rammer6719]

There’s a way Danielle. Referendum on separation!

[@davidadams763]

We will be like the Cubans. Keeping our old chevys and buicks going for ever

[@compass270]

Try replacing the battery and then tell me how you like EV’s.

[@KA-zq3yp]

I hope she never leaves us but I also want her to be prime minister. She is what logical and compassionate, competent thought looks like.

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

President of Alsaskatoba.

[@syddanis]

AND Mr.Trudeau will do all the conversion to electric by beating the snot out of those of us who don't have the funds to buy electric and have to use gasoline . Help people with the transition and have your infrastructure ready for electric or hydrogen but don't raise the price of gas to the unaffordable level . Electric vehicles means massive power requirements to all and a substantial increase for the cost of electricity .

[@majormojo]

When ev’s are truly a better option, customers will buy them without being coerced and bribed with their own money.

[@dy6682]

First principle of democracy is : whatever the government says is ur duty to follow. Never question only obey the dictates of our leaders . Merry Christmas, all.

[@LoadPuller]

I have never seen a charge station or an EV in Calgary.

[@johnhironimus5748]

Ya lots of em

[@heatherjones9773]

I have seen the EV charging stations with no cars at them.

[@garywagner2466]

Plenty of EVs around. Cross Iron Mills has charge stations if you need to see some.

[@lmtada]

They are around. Just need to check for them.

[@veryscott]

They are both quite plentiful in Calgary.

[@wendygraydon-mb1ww]

She is the only politician in Canada that makes sence

[@mr8610]

This ladies level of common sense is off the charts.

[@tomorrow6474]

The absolute best way to fix the environment is to vote conservative

[@ddmcgrue9113]

Maybe after the next election, things will change. I too am all for EV’s but it’s going to take some time. Plus, they’re not for everyone. I love my Tesla for around town, but if I need to travel far, I NEED a vehicle that has the range and the infrastructure to support it. The feds love feeding the pipe dreams to the urbanites and making everyone else pay for it.

[@scottcolpitts8521]

Most people who own an electric car, have an ice vehicle for back up.

[@suomynona7371]

She answered the question with more info within 2 min than JT's 8 years

[@PennyDickson-bn6mk]

why do we have to recreate the wheel?? seems redundant

[@complaintdesk4626]

Stop buying electric cars... let them sit.

[@golftownpro999]

There’s already a shortage of used vehicles in this country with an extra million people coming here every year Anything they can do to make life more difficult and expensive they do it

[@litestuffllc7249]

Take it a step more rediculous - try to power just trucks with solar or wind. It takes 10 solar panels in intense sun - all day - to move a Tesla Semi 1mile. If you want enough panels to charge it in 1 hour to move 1 mile that takes 100 solar panels. A long haul truck drives 800 miles a day. You'd need 80,000 solar panels in intense sun in 4 groups of 20,000 each to recharge 1 truck to go 200 miles to the next station. There are 3 million long haul trucks in the USA alone - total panels required 80,000 x 3 million = 240 billion. 20 times that for all heavy long haul trucks world wide 5 trillion. Then all the shorter haul heavies 10 trillion. Current production 1 billion annually. So that would us take 10,000 years.10x solar production 1000 years, 100x current production 100 years - just for trucks.

[@deannalaing5649]

Most of us will be walking!

[@chadc7500]

AB Premier Smith for Prime Minister!!!

[@Cryptic_Triptych]

President of Alsaskatoba.