Alberta Premier Notley, rebutting a scheduled speech made earlier in the day to the Alberta Teachers' Association by environmental activist Tzeporah Berman: " Maybe on Salt Spring Island you can build an economy on condos and coffee shops, but not in Edmonton and not anywhere in Alberta.
"Here in Alberta, we ride horses — not unicorns — and I invite pipeline opponents to saddle up on something that is real."
Berman, who is also an academic and policy adviser, has come to symbolize the divisive debate in Alberta over how to balance environmental stewardship with its resource-dependent economy.
No one is saying shut down the oil and gas industry overnight," said Berman.
"What we're saying is 'Right now it's big enough.'
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