Alberta Premier Rachel Notley came out of the first ministers meeting in Montreal this week with confidence to continue asking the federal government for support over the oil sector. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press) No commitment? No problem. The lack of a firm answer about requested help from the federal government won’t stop Alberta Premier Rachel Notley from demanding a solution to her province’s oil crisis. It’s far from her ideal outcome. But during the first ministers meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some of cabinet in Montreal on Friday, Notley said she felt the door open slightly — giving her confidence in continuing the fight. "We’re going to keep doing the work that we have been doing," she told CBC Radio’s The House after coming up empty-handed on a deal with Ottawa. "We’ve made a very clear ask." After months of uncertainty created by an inability to get oil out of the province in an efficient way, Notley’s ask has evolved into three specific requests, including relief for oilpatch workers and help obtaining rail cars to move oil. Pipes are seen at the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain facility in Edmonton. Alberta has been somewhat at odds with Ottawa after […]
