The biggest oil sands producers in the country say they’re feeling hopeful after meetings with the deputy prime minister this week. The industry, which is responsible for most of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, is looking for a massive investment from Ottawa to help it de-carbonize. It’s asking for tens of billions of federal dollars to build a carbon capture and storage operation in Alberta. But as Heather Yourex-West explains, critics say public money is better spent elsewhere.
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