Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Quebec to take advantage of its resources and develop its own natural gas extraction industry to wean itself off equalization payments.

While in Montreal on Monday, Smith briefly met with reporters before addressing some 400 guests invited by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal.

“What I tell Premier (Francois) Legault is I believe Quebec has a 200-year supply of its own natural gas,” Smith said. “They should develop their own natural gas so that they can wean themselves off their 100 per cent reliability on America.

“So if Quebecers want to be strong and sovereign within the United Canada, starting by developing their own resources is number one.”

Smith did not discuss the possibility of building a pipeline through Quebec to tra

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