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Not once did Clark mention Fonda. Hmm.

It’s almost as if Clark agrees with Notley, who said Wednesday that Fonda “doesn’t know what she’s talking about.”

Or that Clark didn’t care that Fonda was in Edmonton.

Which, of course, is exactly the point.

When it comes to the business of the oilsands and the approval of new pipelines, Fonda’s visit did not change the equation one bit.

Notley, though, was clearly irritated by Fonda’s interloping in Alberta’s affairs and lecturing oilsands workers in Fort McMurray to find jobs in other fields.

“First of all, that’s super tone-deaf,” said Notley. “But secondly I would suggest that dining out of your celebrity is something that one ought to also pair with knowledge and research. She didn’t do that and I don’t think as a result much of her intervention requires or deserves the air time it’s getting.”

What particularly annoyed Notley was Fonda’s suggestion that Alberta needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a sustainable green economy.

That’s because Notley’s Climate Leadership Plan is a strategy that includes introducing a carbon tax to help reduce emissions by bankrolling a growth in carbon-free energy.

Fonda’s criticism of Alberta seemed to be several years out of date, harking back to a time when Progressive Conservative governments either ignored man-made climate change or merely gave it lip service.

Notley was also irked that after Fonda accepted an invitation to be briefed Wednesday on environmental steps taken by Alberta the past year, she didn’t turn up.