"Alberta's Election: Record Early Voting and High Stakes for Green Agenda and Far-Right Politics"

Polls opened in Alberta for a tight election race between Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party (UCP) and Rachel Notley's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), which could have a significant impact on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate goals. Alberta is Canada's highest-emitting province and produces 80% of the country's crude oil. The UCP is opposed to Trudeau's policies on emissions cap and net-zero electricity grid by 2035, while the NDP is seen as more amenable to Liberal plans to rapidly cut emissions. The winning party must take 44 seats out of 87 electoral districts to control a majority of seats in the legislature.