UCP leadership candidate Brian Jean said Quebec is killing gas exploration licences for Alberta energy companies doing business in La Belle province and it's time to get aggressive.."Right now two gas exploration companies are in serious disputes with the government of Quebec," Jean told the Western Standard.."We have to help them by making sure there are consequences for Quebec being unfair.".Jean said fighting back against the insults of Quebec and the federal government should have always been Alberta's policy.."Instead, under Jason Kenney we too often gave away things hoping that other provinces would return the favour. They did not."."When you don't get reciprocal treatment then you should get aggressive.".According to Jean, the Quebec government unilaterally cancelled the exploration leases of Utica Resources and Calgary's Questerre.."Questerre is particularly interesting because they were doing some super innovative work with indigenous groups that was going to result in zero emissions gas being drilled in Quebec."."But the Quebec government made gas exploration and development in Quebec illegal. People don't know this, but there is more natural gas under Quebec than there is in the North Sea.".Jean said Quebec's gas industry potential is huge, but they won't develop it because that would reduce the amount of equalization they get from Alberta.."The part that makes all of this worse is that Quebec does not want to pay compensation to these gas companies that's taking assets away from.".Therefore, Jean said if he becomes premier of Alberta there will be no more Alberta money for any project hiring SNC-Lavalin.
UCP leadership candidate Brian Jean said Quebec is killing gas exploration licences for Alberta energy companies doing business in La Belle province and it's time to get aggressive.."Right now two gas exploration companies are in serious disputes with the government of Quebec," Jean told the Western Standard.."We have to help them by making sure there are consequences for Quebec being unfair.".Jean said fighting back against the insults of Quebec and the federal government should have always been Alberta's policy.."Instead, under Jason Kenney we too often gave away things hoping that other provinces would return the favour. They did not."."When you don't get reciprocal treatment then you should get aggressive.".According to Jean, the Quebec government unilaterally cancelled the exploration leases of Utica Resources and Calgary's Questerre.."Questerre is particularly interesting because they were doing some super innovative work with indigenous groups that was going to result in zero emissions gas being drilled in Quebec."."But the Quebec government made gas exploration and development in Quebec illegal. People don't know this, but there is more natural gas under Quebec than there is in the North Sea.".Jean said Quebec's gas industry potential is huge, but they won't develop it because that would reduce the amount of equalization they get from Alberta.."The part that makes all of this worse is that Quebec does not want to pay compensation to these gas companies that's taking assets away from.".Therefore, Jean said if he becomes premier of Alberta there will be no more Alberta money for any project hiring SNC-Lavalin.
