Category: SKExit

Power from Manitoba? And a vote for seccession

Manitoba Hydro ends two US contracts, seeks to sell power to Nunavut and possibly Saskatchewan

Before the Manitoba premier pulls out of US contracts, maybe he should have lined up a willing buyer? Because he really, really wants to sell power to Saskatchewan now, according to the press conference I listened to late Monday. Are we going to buy? Be sure to read his comments about neighbours paying mortgages…

Manitoba Hydro ends two US contracts, seeks to sell power to Nunavut and possibly Saskatchewan

Jim Warren once again knocks it out of the park.

Jim Warren: Manning said a vote for the Carney Liberals is a vote for Western secession. And he’s right.

I was interviewed in January at a Calgary conference by Robbie Picard. This is that interview, just published Monday:

“We need to diversify our markets. We need to get to other places.”

Canadian Press

Canada’s LNG industry set to take flight as interest reignites in Alaska megaproject

I anticipate Canadian natural gas prices are going to go up as a result. Good for producers, great for Alberta and BC. Not so good for SaskPower, businesses and home owners who need heat.

I Want A New Country

They could have just asked me: Saskatchewan beats Alberta and Quebec in wanting to leave Canada if Carney wins

The recently released data from Angus Reid shows that who the winning party will be matters greatly to residents of Saskatchewan in particular. Saskatchewan’s 14 federal ridings have remained entirely Conservative for the past two elections. That could be why the predominantly Conservative province is the most likely to plan an escape route if Liberals win.

The percentage of residents from Saskatchewan who said they would vote “yes” to leave Canada to become an independent country went from 20 per cent, initially, to 33 per cent, if Liberals won. Meanwhile, the percentage of residents who believed the province should join the United States went from 17 per cent, initially, to 23 per cent, if Liberals won. (To the south, Saskatchewan shares its borders with American states North Dakota and Montana.)

Kind of them to explain to Canadians where to look for us on a map.

I Want A New Country

They were banking on getting Carla Beck and a kneecapped Danielle Smith.

Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.

The regulations, still only in draft format and about two years behind schedule, could further strain relations between Ottawa and the Alberta government which recently launched a $7-million advertising campaign to “scrap the cap.”

For the Liberals, the regulations fulfil a 2021 election promise to force the energy sector to pull its weight in the fight against climate change.

“I think everyone should do their fair share,” Guilbeault said in an interview with The Canadian Press ahead of a news conference in Ottawa on Monday with Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson to outline more details of the plan.

That’s why they sat on it.

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