Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quickly backed up his pledge for more dialogue with the West, opening his Thursday meeting with Calgary’s mayor up to the two members of his government now entrusted with being ambassadors to the region. Manitoba MP Jim Carr, who was named Wednesday as Trudeau’s special representative for the Prairies, and Chrystia […]
A day after Alberta announced a constitutional challenge against the federal government’s Bill C-69, Saskatchewan’s government says it will apply for intervenor status. Bill C-69 changes the environmental process for resource projects and both provinces feel it goes too far. Premier Scott Moe has said in the past the bill makes it virtually impossible to […]
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will fight the passage of two federal environment bills on multiple fronts — starting in court. Kenney says he is filing constitutional challenges to Bill C-48 and Bill C-69 because he believes they unfairly target his oil and gas province. Kenney says Bill C-48, which bans tanker traffic on […]
OTTAWA — A coalition of oil and gas industry groups, chambers of commerce and manufacturers associations say there is no room to fix the government’s environmental assessment legislation. The Save Canadian Jobs coalition is changing their slogan from “Fix Bill C-69” to “Stop Bill C-69” after the government rejected most of the changes proposed last week by […]
Premier Scott Moe is speaking out after Prime Minister Trudeau rejected the advice of six premiers and the senate’s amendments to Bill C-69. Moe said in a statement that Trudeau has turned his back on the energy and industrial sector that employs hundreds of thousand of Canadians and generates wealth for the nation. Trudeau has […]
Saskatchewan’s Premier spoke at the largest oil and gas rally in Canadian history in Calgary Tuesday saying the energy industry’s gain is Canada’s gain. Scott Moe says getting energy resources to port isn’t just good for Alberta and Saskatchewan, it creates wealth across Canada. He mentioned that Saskatchewan was the first province to go against […]
