Letter from Rachel Notley to Albertans

CBC News
Rachel Notley James Alexander Michie

'We need to do more and do it now,' Rachel Notley says in a letter provided to CBC News. (Mark Blinch/Canadian Press)

Rachel Anne Notley MLA is a Canadian policy and the 17th and current prime minister of Alberta, since 2015. She is also a member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly for Edmonton-Strathcona and leader of the New Democratic Party of Alberta. The daughter of former Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley, Notley’s career before the policy focused on labor law, with a specialty in defending workers’ compensation and health and safety issues in the workplace.

The prime minister’s office provided a letter from Rachel Notley, especially addressed to Albertans, before its announcement on Sunday evening. In fact, Notley is expected to announce mandatory cuts to oil production on Sunday.

In this letter, Notley emphasizes something, “my Albanian colleagues, their energy resources, the natural heritage of each person in this province, are sold for almost nothing”.

Likewise, it highlights that a decision must be made with real repercussions for the workers and for the economy itself. In addition to this, there is a need to express the problems that Alberta faces.

Problems that must be addressed

First, it is Notley suggests that you should know the problems to face.

“We are in a position where we cannot move our oil because the government after the government in Ottawa has not been able to build pipelines. The existing pipes are full. Record amounts of oil are sent by rail, but not enough to reduce the delay. As a result, more of our oil is stored than ever before: 35 million barrels”.

Similarly, it reads, “With so much oil just sitting there, you cannot move, it’s selling at sale prices, around $ 10 a barrel. Other petroleum products around the world sell for five, six times more. It is absurd, economically dangerous and cannot be allowed to continue”.

Read more.

Source: CBC News

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *