Alberta union boss mocks Smith’s reception at COP28

Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan insulted Premier Danielle Smith for not receiving a warm welcome at COP28. “Quite the reception our Premier is getting at #COP28,” tweeted McGowan..McGowan was commenting on COP28 newsletter ECO saying it was concerned about Smith's attendance. “Swaddled by a 100 person convoy of oil-crony delegates, the Premier of the Canadian Province of Alberta Danielle Smith arrived at COP28,” said ECO. “While the world is here to achieve a fossil fuel phaseout, Smith is here to deny, delay and distract on behalf of the oil and gas industry.” .While ECO deems Canada to be an underperforming climate laggard, it said few understand the root cause of this stagnation being the oil and gas lobby capturing obstructionist petroleum-producing provinces. It called Smith “an especially hostile actor.” Smith confirmed on November 24 Alberta will have a carbon capture plan in place before she steps on the plane to go to COP28. READ MORE: Smith vows carbon capture plan by COP28 whether Guilbeault is ready or notShe said she would be proposing this plan whether or not Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault has his ducks in a row. With this proposal, she said it would be modelled on the Alberta government’s petrochemical incentive plan which offers royalty credits to incentivize companies to begin planning and making hundreds of billions of dollars in new investments.Shift Executive Director Adam Scott said no one at COP28 cares about the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments, as “they have no meaningful role and there's little audience save for other Canadian oil and gas lobbyists here.” “It's just a sad, wasteful attempt to get media back in Canada,” said Scott..Former Red Deer County councillor Jean Bota praised McGowan for saying Smith was foolish. “Not the saviour as she thought,” said Bota..Alberta Chief Government Whip Shane Getson said on Thursday NDP leader Rachel Notley should denounce anti-energy and anti-worker comments from McGowan. READ MORE: UCP whip asks Notley to condemn anti-oil comments from union boss“McGowan isn’t just commenting from the peanut gallery here,” said Getson. “He represents an organization with two voting seats on the Alberta NDP’s provincial executive.”.This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.