Western Standard - December 07, 2023


Alberta Kool-Aid Man’s COP28...

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Alberta delegation at COP28
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Danielle Smith Joe Vipond Nigel
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2 minutes

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411

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In this episode, we talk about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's appearance at the COP28 conference in Dubai, and whether or not she should have been there in the first place. We also talk about the number of Alberta delegates she brought with her to the conference, and if it was enough to make a difference.

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00:00:00.000 There was exclusive footage of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith entering the COP28 confab in in Dubai.
00:00:13.000 I'm gonna start, I'm gonna start with, I'm starting with you today. I don't want to do Nigel first and go back. I'm starting with you.
00:00:21.000 Not very welcome by I think most of the COP28 delegates activists and particularly the Canadian federal government.
00:00:30.000 No, I mean, these are anti oil and gas love ins. We know that even though it's being hosted in Dubai, even though they're being unapologetic about their production,
00:00:40.000 having other areas that produce oil and gas dare to come in and try to say, we're not as bad as everybody else is making us out to be.
00:00:49.000 Not a welcome presence in that crowd. I mean, that's the Greta Thunberg highlight of the year. That's the Stephen Gill Bowl gathering.
00:00:57.000 It's there. You know, Joe Vipond was in there rambling. He's getting stranger.
00:01:02.000 I didn't think it was possible.
00:01:04.000 Yeah. So for Premier Smith to show up. I mean, I'm mixed on it. I still don't like us spending that much money sending people over to these things.
00:01:12.000 It sounds like she's got a pretty large delegation with her. I mean, I appreciate her messaging, but I don't know if necessarily we need to send 100 Albertans over there to speak up for us.
00:01:21.000 I mean, you're speaking to a room of people that hate you anyways.
00:01:25.000 I think that that number was a bit misreported.
00:01:27.000 Was it? Okay.
00:01:28.000 There was 100 people going on the Alberta delegation, but roughly 75%, maybe even slightly more, are, you know, like they're guys running oil and gas companies or something, and they're going on their own dime.
00:01:41.000 Yeah. So they're not going on the government dimes.
00:01:43.000 It's just part of the delegation.
00:01:44.000 Yeah. So there's Premier Smith and her husband, although I think he's supposed to be paying his own way, but he's listed on the delegation.
00:01:53.000 So they'll have access and whatnot, but he's paying his own way.
00:01:56.000 There's some government staffers are going who are obviously paid for by government taxpayers.
00:02:00.000 But I think something like 75% of that list, they're delegates, but they're not going to confirm all the same.
00:02:08.000 Yeah. So that's good to know. But I mean, 70,000 of them at this thing, it's just insane.
00:02:13.000 I mean, are they going to break the six figures next year?
00:02:15.000 I wouldn't be smart.
00:02:16.000 I wouldn't be smart.