The cancellation of the 1976 Coal Development Policy for Alberta was revealed via media release on the Friday afternoon before the May long weekend in 2020. WATCH | 'What we're doing today ... is what we should have done in the beginning,' Savage says:Alberta reinstates 1976 coal policy, pending public consultation CBC News Calgary Video 16:04 Energy Minister Sonya Savage's full press conference announcing the provincial government's backtrack on its previous decision to cancel the 1976 Coal Development Policy for Alberta. "I think everyone should be really proud of themselves for causing this backtracking on the coal policy." The cancellation of the 1976 coal policy, in particular, was hurting the government in some rural areas where it can ill afford to lose support, Brownsey said. A recent poll by ThinkHQ found 69 per cent of Albertans disapproved of the government's coal policy changes.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2021 17:55 UTC