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Premier Smith Meets PM on Carbon-Price, Pipeline Reform

5/7/2026

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Federal government will announce reforms to speed pipeline approvals while keeping Indigenous consultation.
The reforms require a review per project, a two-year decision deadline, and legislation this week to streamline natural-resource project approvals.
Premier Danielle Smith will meet Prime Minister Carney in Ottawa to discuss raising the carbon-credit price to $130 per tonne, contracts for differences, and placing Clean Electricity Regulations in abeyance until a carbon-pricing agreement, raising emissions-goal concerns.

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Story summary

Federal government will announce reforms to speed pipeline approvals while keeping Indigenous consultation.
The reforms require a review per project, a two-year decision deadline, and legislation this week to streamline natural-resource project approvals.
Premier Danielle Smith will meet Prime Minister Carney in Ottawa to discuss raising the carbon-credit price to $130 per tonne, contracts for differences, and placing Clean Electricity Regulations in abeyance until a carbon-pricing agreement, raising emissions-goal concerns.