Federal justice minister David Lametti “looking at” taking away natural resources from provinces. Scott Moe says national unity at stake. This is precisely what the Saskatchewan First Act, proclaimed April 6, is about.
Notably, the request for the feds to take away control of natural resources from the provinces of Manitoba, Alberta an Saskatchewan came from the grand chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council. The federal minister will “look at” it.
Here’s some in-depth coverage about the implications of the Saskatchewan First Act, not just who was or was not consulted.
The second half of the story goes in depth as to what the NDP would do if the federal government and courts force Saskatchewan to shut down natural gas-fired power generation, after having done the same with coal. By the way, the day this act was discussed in committee, SaskPower used natural gas for 47 per cent of our power production, and coal for 39, for a total of 86 per cent. Watch for a story on that soon.