Thread by @RachelNotley

My formal statement in response to the release of the Steve Allan Report:

This report will not create jobs for Albertans. After several years of work and millions of Alberta tax dollars spent, the UCP has done nothing to open new markets for our energy products. 1/8 #ableg #yyc

Our provincial government must be focused on finding jobs, not looking for enemies. Instead, they are deliberately lying about the funding being provided to charitable groups and the intended purpose of that money. 2/8 #ableg #yyc

We need to build support for industry, continue to promote ourselves internationally and build a reputation as the sustainable source for global energy. Alberta is at a critical juncture. 3/8 #ableg #yyc

This is part of how we build an economic future for our province, keep our brightest people here and develop new industries to spur economic growth. Unfortunately, neither the Allan Report nor the minister’s dishonest description does this. 4/8 #ableg #yyc

It is remarkable Steve Allan was not present today to comment on the report he authored, and Jason Kenney was also not present.
The report itself clearly states that Mr. Allan did not uncover any behaviour other than Canadians exercising their rights to free speech.
5/8 #ableg

In fact, it doesn’t appear that Mr. Allan uncovered any new information at all.

The fact is this is a government that has dumped tens of millions into a war room that has harmed our reputation... 6/8 #ableg #yyc

...they have made a failed bet on the KXL pipeline despite clear evidence it would be cancelled, and they handed over $4.7 billion to profitable corporations without creating any jobs. 7/8 #ableg #yyc

Alberta’s energy sector is moving aggressively towards a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and I share that goal with our major producers. That is the story we must be telling the world. 8/8 #ableg #yyc