The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector's emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday.

At a news conference in Winnipeg, Hodgson didn't say if Ottawa plans to scrap the emissions cap, but said Alberta and industry agree with the federal government that there needs to be a "fundamental change in the emissions intensity of the oilsands."

Hodgson didn't answer directly when asked if Alberta had committed to lowering emissions as a condition of Ottawa ditching the policy, but he said Prime Minister Mark Carney was "focused on results, not objectives."

"We are in the middle of discussions around how we get to the results," he said, calling the talks "productive."

Hodgson didn't provide further details on what's bei

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