How many new jobs do you have to create to transition a workforce?
It depends who you ask.
But the answer is at the heart of an intergovernmental spat with significant implications for the economy, employment and the environment.
About 138,000 people work in oil and gas in Alberta, per Statistics Canada. A federal ministerial briefing note put the number at 187,000.
And the federal government hasn’t proposed how many jobs it’s aiming to create to replace employment lost in the pursuit of net-zero emissions targets.
The Liberals first talked about a “Just Transition” in the 2019 election.
Fast forward to 2023.
A formal jobs action plan
