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By Nathaniel Leigh

Province of Alberta

MLA Dyck against electricity regulations 2035 net-zero date

Aug 21, 2023 | 10:59 AM

Grande Prairie’s MLA is joining Premier Danielle Smith in rejecting the Federal Government’s new clean electricity regulations.

Nolan Dyck says the plan to reach a net-zero electricity grid by 2035 is not viable for Albertans.

He fears the demand could drive up housing costs and push young families away from cities like Grande Prairie.

“To see any person in the Peace region, in Grande Prairie have to consider whether or not they can afford to be here should never be a consideration,” Dyck says. “We have fantastic agriculture, we have fantastic energy, and we have fantastic forestry. We are an epi-centre of business and entrepreneurship and we want to make sure that things continue moving forward for us here in Grande Prairie.”

Dyck says the Province needs to stand firm and push for the net-zero date to be moved to 2050.

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“Once again we are looking to partner with the federal government to say ‘this timeline isn’t realistic’ but we do have goals, we do see the reality of 2050 as reasonable,” he says. “As we see innovation and opportunity and private business wanting to invest here, it is possible to hit a 2050 target. We need to see the reasonableness of it and continue working on that partnership.”

He’s also expressing his disappointment in the Alberta NDP for supporting the regulations, which the Saskatchewan NDP currently opposes.

View a written statement from Dyck below:

Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck said he’s disappointed the Notley NDP have chosen to side with the Trudeau Liberals over the everyday Alberta families and businesses who would be hurt by the 2035 timeline.

“This disastrous 2035 plan is creating significant fear and uncertainty around the cost and reliability of electricity, particularly for small business operators, who are the backbone of our economy,” Dyck said. “This rapid timeline is an attack against ordinary people, of whom many came to our province and country for freedom and stability. This is something that should be grabbing the attention of all Alberta politicians right now, regardless of political stripe. Any plan that makes electricity more expensive and less reliable is a bad plan, and this 2035 plan is exceptionally bad. The Notley NDP should be ashamed of itself for toeing the line for the Trudeau Liberals on this 2035 net-zero plan, which even the Saskatchewan NDP oppose.”

– With files from the Province of Alberta

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