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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 9 th .   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 ...

Senators call on Suits and Boots for Bill C-69 input ~~ March 28, 2019 Suits and Boots has been invited to appear before the Senate committee examining Bill C-69.    The organization’s founder, Rick Peterson, and Honorary Chair Brad Schell, a retired oil patch hauler from High River, Alberta will appear at the hearings being held by the Standing Senate committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources in Calgary on Tuesday, April 9. “ This is an amazing honour ,” said Peterson, an Edmonton businessman who launched the not-for-profit with six investment industry colleagues last April, “ and we’re humbled that the Senators would like to hear the voices of our 3,700 members from coast to coast .” “ This invitation is testimony to the hard work and persuasive abilities of every one of our supporters who phoned, emailed and wrote the Senate about this campaign since we launched it last September. And the fact that our lobbying on behalf of ...