It seems the Saskatchewan and Ontario governments are of the same mind again.
A joint statement about the Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference was released saying neither province signed on to the communique.
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Energy and Resources, Bronwyn Eyre, and Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines in Ontario, Greg Rickford, say with the extreme economic challenges in the energy and mining sectors, they don’t feel the communique from the conference goes far enough.
The sticking point is Bill C-69 which is an overhaul of the federal environmental assessment system.
It broadens the scope of the assessment process and calls for enhanced consultation with Indigenous groups.
Eyre and Rickford say this new legislation hinders natural resource related economic development.
Both Ministers also highlighted the federal carbon tax, which they say is damaging to families, businesses and the Canadian economy.