Emissions cap will ‘kill jobs,’ Premier Danielle Smith says [Video]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is launching a $7-million series of ads against the federal government’s proposed cap on oil and gas emissions, a move she believes will hurt production and “kill jobs.”

Smith claims the campaign will inform Canadians about the negative impact of the proposal and how it would lead Alberta and Canada into “economic and societal decline.”

“Once again, Ottawa is attempting to set policies that are shortsighted and reckless. We’re challenging proposed policy that would stifle our energy industry, kill jobs and ruin economies by launching a national campaign that tells Ottawa to ‘scrap the cap,'” she said.

“We’re telling the federal government to forget this reckless and extreme idea and get behind Alberta’s leadership by investing in real solutions that cut emissions, not Canada’s prosperity.”

The federal government’s draft regulations are aimed at slowing down climate change.

Under those rules, industries are ordered …