Five premiers have gathered in Calgary to take in some Stampede festivities and share notes ahead of this week’s first ministers’ meeting in Saskatoon. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney hosted his counterparts from Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories during Calgary’s annual 10-day celebration of cowboy culture. All lead conservative parties, with the exception […]
The provincial government has been notified by the Supreme Court of Canada that their challenge of the federally imposed Carbon Tax is tentatively set to be heard on December 5th. The Government of Saskatchewan previously announced the appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada following the 3-2 split decision delivered by the Saskatchewan Court of […]
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 […]
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he has Alberta’s back, when it comes to supporting their western neighbour’s court challenge on the constitutionality of the federal carbon tax. Alberta’s justice minister says the province has filed a reference case with the Alberta Court of Appeal. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled in May that a federally […]
The premier supports the Federal Government’s decision to approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion after the investment of billions of taxpayers dollars into the project. Scott Moe also says Ottawa must ensure this isn’t the last pipeline to get federal endorsement. The premier says the province remains deeply concerned the rules set out in Bill […]
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 […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Conservative premiers are playing games with national unity by threatening the country’s future if they don’t get their way on an environmental-assessment bill. The six premiers, including Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe, said in a letter to Trudeau Monday that he must accept every one of the amendments the Senate has made […]
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 […]
Scott Moe is still Canada’s most popular Premier. Moe received an approval rating of 65 percent in the latest Angus Reid Institute poll, up by six points from last quarter, and 13 since March 2018. Quebec’s Francois Legault also held his position at number two, and has now been over 60 percent for three straight […]
For the first time since Jason Kenney was elected as Alberta Premier, he was in Saskatchewan. Kenney and Premier Scott Moe attended the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show in Weyburn where they addressed showgoers in an event that showed the two are on the same page when it comes to the energy sector. The two […]
