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SUITS AND BOOTS: Cutting off an entire industry at the knees, for no gain whatsoever to Canadians or our environment, is something that many of us are struggling to make sense of

Rick Peterson (back) and Brad Schell (front)

Rick Peterson and Brad Schell have been invited, on behalf of Suits and Boots, to speak in front of the Senate Standing Committee – Energy, the Environmental and Natural Resources Committee on April 9th.  Mr Peterson and Mr, Schell will appear before the Senate committee examining Bill C-69. They plan to talk about why this bill is bad for Canada, and working Canadians.

Recently they have called for stories, and perspectives, to carry into senate committee hearings on Bill C-69 – this has already generated dozens of responses. Clearly, Canadians working the resource sectors are both passionate and well-informed. Here is an example of what’s been written and sent to Suits and Boots:

"The pain and difficulty cannot be understated. This is not a small-scale, regional problem. This is much larger and on its current course is likely to get much worse. Getting a national resource strategy correct should be a top priority for our Federal Government.

We are proud Canadians who want to be self-reliant.

We want our kids to have economic opportunity today, tomorrow, and well in the future.

We don’t want hand outs from the government.

We want the ability to work hard and provide for our families.

Cutting off an entire industry at the knees for no gain whatsoever to Canadians or our environment is something that many of us are struggling to make sense of. We need your help and your willingness to lead us through this to a more optimistic future."


HERE’S ONE MORE:

I support the campaign to Kill Bill C69, in principle because it has been introduced by a political party that claims to understand the needs of Canadians, while undermining our autonomy and quality of life.

To shackle the resource and energy industry will degrade that standard of living even further. It is an appalling state of affairs when our government slashes many thousands of jobs in the energy sector while purchasing oil from Saudi Arabia, an act that is sheer hypocrisy. Without looking at all of the reasons for killing this Bill, one need look no further than the recent events in Ottawa to realize that this government does not have a clear vision for our country, nor genuine respect for its citizens.

Therefore, any rationale put forward for Bill C69 is suspect, if not simply bogus. Western Canada needs to maintain its vital role in our economy and our national identity."



Suits and Boots is a grassroots organization founded in April of 2018 by a group of investment community colleagues (Suits) who support the working families of the resource sector (Boots).

We have since grown to more than 3,700 members in more than 340 communities in every province and territory of Canada.

Our goal is to help influence policy makers and decision makers to support responsible resource development in Canada.

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