A legal fight over the Keystone XL Pipeline in the United States will include an amicus brief from the Saskatchewan government. Justice Minister Gord Wyant says the province won’t be a full participant in the litigation case. “While we’re not going to be participating as a full intervenor, we will be providing what’s called an […]
At a virtual United States Congress House Energy and Commerce Committee meeting, Saskatchewan’s Premier told members that he is disappointed with the President’s decision to retroactively cancel the Keystone XL pipeline. Scott Moe believes it is shortsighted. He explained that the decision has negative consequences for the relationship between the two countries, for the economy […]
Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities have expressed extreme disappointment with cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by U.S. President Joe Biden. SARM president Ray Orb says the project was expected to create over 1,000 construction jobs and additional property taxes to municipalities in Saskatchewan. “Of course, some of that filters back to taxation, some of our rural […]
Premier Scott Moe is again reacting to the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion project by the Joe Biden administration in the US. Moe called the news a “devastating blow” to North American energy security, adding it raises questions on the future of pipeline development. President Biden’s Executive Order to cancel the Keystone XL […]
Saskatchewan’s premier has given his thoughts after Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Scott Moe took to social media on Wednesday and wished “success and prosperity” for the Biden administration while touching on his aspirations for the Saskatchewan-United States relationship moving forward. Today, America inaugurated the 46th President […]
TC Energy Corp. says it has suspended work on the Keystone XL project in anticipation of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden revoking its vital presidential permit once he is sworn in later today. In a news release, it says it is “disappointed” with Biden’s expected action, adding it will overturn extensive regulatory reviews that found the […]
Canada won’t stop trying to convince U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden of the merits of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insisted Tuesday. But even Trudeau’s full-throated defence of the controversial cross-border project, which Biden appears poised to cancel on Wednesday, betrayed a note of resignation. Asked pointedly what he planned to do […]
Top officials in Canada want a chance to make the case for a long disputed oil pipeline to be built amid reports President-elect Joe Biden will cancel Keystone XL. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Monday he will seek legal damages if reports are true that Biden plans to scrap the pipeline on his first day […]
President-elect Joe Biden plans to rescind a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline expansion on his first day in the White House, transition documents suggest. The documents feature a to-do list dated Wednesday that includes signing an executive order to revoke the construction permit granted by predecessor Donald Trump. “Roll back Trump enviro actions via […]
TC Energy Corporation has signed an agreement with Natural Law Energy allowing NLE to make an equity investment of up to $1 billion in the Keystone XL Pipeline project. NLE is an alliance of Indigenous Nations in Treaties 4, 6, and 7 territories, stretching from Alberta to Manitoba, encompassing much of Southern Saskatchewan. The first […]
