The Conservative Party says the Liberal government’s recently introduced Sustainable Jobs Act will “kill thousands of jobs” across Canada as it aims to move oil- and gas-sector workers into green-energy jobs over the coming years.
Conservative MP and natural resources critic Shannon Stubbs said in a statement on June 19 that the proposed Bill C-50—which has been referred to as the federal “just transition” legislation—is a “job-killing plan” that will displace “450,000 direct and indirect jobs” across the country.
“Bill C-50 will set out a plan to kill hundreds of thousands of good-paying Canadian jobs and make life more expensive for everyday Canadians,” Stubbs said the statement, adding, “A ‘Just Transition’ is anything but just, and Trudeau’s ‘Sustainable Jobs’ plan is anything but sustainable.”
Bill C-50, which is also called the Sustainable Jobs Act, was introduced last week in the House of Commons by Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.
Criticism
Some provincial premiers and the federal Conservatives have criticized the government’s plan, with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith previously saying it should “concern” all Canadians and the Tories saying it will “make life more expensive.”“Trudeau’s woke policy will kill 170,000 direct Canadian jobs, displace a further 450,000 direct and indirect jobs, and risk the livelihoods of 2.7 million Canadian workers,” Stubbs said in her statement on June 19.
She added that the plan will “undermine” Canada’s energy security, lower the country’s GDP by 10 percent, and “drive up the cost of energy and goods for all Canadians.”
“Having a serious plan to address climate change is required to have a serious plan for Canada’s economic future,” he said in the House on June 15, adding, “With the tabling of the Sustainable Jobs Act, our government is choosing to seize the moment.”