Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd said the province's NDP government will both take a leadership role on the climate-change file and stand up for Alberta's energy industry - hammered by low crude and natural gas prices and limited pipeline access to global markets. Energy Minister Margaret McCuaig-Boyd said the province's NDP government will both take a leadership role on the climate-change file and stand up for Alberta's energy industry - hammered by low crude and natural gas prices and limited pipeline access to global markets.