The disagreement over the federal Clean Electricity Regulations and the new oilpatch emissions proposals is fierce. It pits Ottawa against the oil and gas producing provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The Government of B.C., a large natural gas producer, possibly will not engage.
Alberta and Saskatchewan reject a role for the federal government in the regulation of the electrical and the petroleum industries, while the Liberal government asserts it regulates greenhouse gas emissions.
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