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Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of Energy,
Northern Development and Mines, Bronwyn Eyre, Saskatchewan Minister of Energy
and Resources, and Sonya Savage, Alberta Minister of Energy, released the
following joint statement following the 2019 Energy and Mines Ministers'
Conference with was held in Cranbrook July 15th to 17th
"We wish to thank the Government of
British Columbia for hosting this year's Energy and
Mines Ministers' Conference (2019 EMMC). We were proud to represent the
people of our provinces and appreciated the opportunity to discuss shared
priorities with our colleagues from across the country.”
In recent years, the economic challenges
facing our energy and mineral sectors have reached a critical point. We were
profoundly disappointed with the 2019 EMMC discussions and communiqué as they
did not adequately address our provinces' challenges and concerns.
Specifically, they specified, there was only superficial
discussion about competitiveness, market access, the devastating economic
effects of the Impact
Assessment Act (Bill C-69) and Oil Tanker Moratorium Act (Bill
C-48), the continued federal encroachment into provincial jurisdiction on
natural resources and no real solution to carbon emissions beyond taxing
hardworking families and businesses. As such, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta
were not signatories.
Ontario
and Saskatchewan voiced similar concerns when the federal government
released its Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan (CMMP) earlier this year. The
CMMP's failure to specifically address economic and competitiveness challenges
jeopardizes Canada's position as a leading nation in mineral development.
The three stated, “Our
provinces are demonstrating leadership, not only in environmental protection,
but also in labour standards and technological innovation. Since the world is
consuming more energy and mineral resources everyday, Canada, with its
world-class industry standards, should be at the forefront of that supply.
We continue to stand united against federal
policies such as Bill C-69 and the federal carbon tax. We cannot support
policies that force Canadians to pay more to heat their homes and fuel up their
cars, while putting Canadian jobs and businesses at risk.”
For its part, Alberta indicted that in recent
years, the economic challenges facing Canada’s energy and mineral sectors have
reached a critical point, and stated the three provinces were profoundly
disappointed with discussions as they did not adequately address the challenges
and concerns raised by each province over the past several months.
Superficial discussion about competitiveness,
market access, the devastating economic effects of the Impact Assessment Act
(Bill C-69) and Oil Tanker
Moratorium Act (Bill C-48), the continued federal encroachment
into provincial jurisdiction on natural resources and no real solution to
carbon emissions beyond taxing hard-working families and businesses led to
Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan declining to support the federal government’s
communiqué.
“In representing Alberta at the Energy and
Mines Ministers’ Conference, I was hoping to have substantive dialogue on the
challenges facing Alberta’s oil and gas industry”, commented Sonya Savage,
Alberta’s Energy Minister.
Continuing, she made it clear that, “The
federal government did not want any meaningful conversation about its
encroachment on provincial jurisdiction of natural resources, or the
devastating impacts bills C-69 and C-48 will have on competitiveness and market
access for provinces across the country”
“Our government will continue to fight for
the economic interests of Alberta, which is why I could not support the federal
government’s communiqué”, detailed Savage.
As for the BC Government of NDP Premier John
Horgan ... and Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Michelle Mungall?
Unless I have missed it, they didn’t have a
word to say!
My search for “2019
Energy and Mines Minister’s Conference”, in BC Government News, led to the following ...
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It seems that at least Alberta, Saskatchewan,
and Ontario residents can be assured that their provincial governments ARE IN
THE FIGHT when it comes to protecting the financial resources coming from
energy and resources – and fighting Ottawa in its continued incursions into provinces
affairs in these matters.
It also seems that the following
comment from Amarjeet Sohi, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, went over like a
lead balloon:
“Canada’s natural advantage positions us to attract investments,
develop new products sustainably and grow our global exports, while protecting
our environment, fighting climate change and advancing reconciliation with
Indigenous peoples. The opportunity is now, and we are taking bold action to
deliver for Canadians from coast to coast to coast.”
The response from the Ontario, Saskatchewan
and Alberta Ministers held nothing back as they stated:
“We will continue to reject short-sighted
policies that seek to undo the "pro-energy" progress we have made
in our provinces” came the comments of Eyre, Savage, and Rickford.
“Our provinces are economically
inter-related and rely on trade in oil and gas, uranium, minerals and other
goods and services to create economic growth and jobs that hardworking families
depend on to make ends meet.
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