Bell: Smith ally Premier Scott Moe says he won't kiss Quebec's butt for a pipeline
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Mic drop.
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Applause. Cheers. A yahoo.
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She hits a nerve. Who benefits the most from equalization? All together now. Quebec.
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'Let's talk about equalization,' says Moe. The crowd laughs again.
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In fact, Smith speaks again about the Liberals and their Nine Bad Laws and how some must be rewritten and some must be deep-sixed.
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Both Smith and Moe speak about how Carney sounds a whole lot different than former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
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On Monday at the G7 meeting in Kananaskis, it is clear Trump does not despise Carney the way he despised Trudeau.
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Trump and Carney are working on a trade and security deal.
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Speaking of deals, Smith calls the Nine Bad Laws investment killers.
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The Alberta premier repeats her demands.
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If you want to produce more oil and gas you can't do it with that cap.
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An end to the tanker ban off the west coast.
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Smith also goes after plastics being declared toxic.
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'I think the federal government only did that because Trudeau wanted to announce a ban on plastic straws.'
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The premier calls it 'bizarre.'
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Moe thinks there is 'a path forward for a new prime minister within the same government to actually have a realistic look at all those policies.'
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'How can we adjust things so we can attract reasonable investment into all of our energy-producing industries?'
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The Saskatchewan premier is talking uranium, critical minerals, and yes, oil and gas.
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Smith likes Moe's talk about using the Manitoba port of Churchill and going up to an Arctic port in Nunavut.
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She and Moe talk about a corridor. Rail lines, electricity transmission lines, roads. The two premiers are thinking big.
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Smith says she will work with Carney — at least for now.
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