OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reiterated her province’s commitment to becoming a carbon neutral economy by 2050 at a parliamentary committee on Thursday, where MPs are studying Canada’s emissions reduction plan for the end of this decade.

Her virtual appearance included testy exchanges as Bloc Québécois MP Patrick Bonin repeatedly demanded to know whether Smith believes in climate change. She suggested that as a Quebecer, he could not grasp the substance of one of Canada’s biggest industries.

Bonin repeatedly asked the premier whether she agreed the climate is warming up, and if human activity is primarily the cause.

Smith initially dodged the questions — first by talking about forest management practices, then by diving into Alberta’s 2050 emission reduction plan. She and Bon

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