"Alberta's Election Outcome Impacts Canada's Climate Policies and Political Landscape"

The provincial election in Alberta, Canada, could determine the direction of the country's federal emissions and climate policies for years to come. The incumbent Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith of the United Conservative Party, is seeking re-election, but polls show that victory could go either way. Smith opposes almost every climate policy proposal from the federal government, while former premier Rachel Notley's left-leaning New Democratic Party agrees with some of Trudeau's policies but opposes a proposal to cap oil and gas emissions.