Premier Scott Moe said it is time to protect Saskatchewan’s families, businesses, and jobs “from destructive federal policies that could cost our province’s economy $111 billion by 2035.”.On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan government released “Drawing the Line: Defending Saskatchewan’s Economic Autonomy” which shows how the federal government’s “intrusions into Saskatchewan’s exclusive areas of jurisdiction under the Constitution.”.The Ministry of Finance did the analysis and showed nine different federal climate change policies costing the Saskatchewan economy $111 billion between 2023 and 2035. . Premier Scott Moe May 31 2022 .“The situation has been exacerbated in recent years by the current federal government’s continued interference in the province’s jurisdiction over natural resources under the guise of federal environmental regulation,” Moe said. .“It’s time to defend and assert Saskatchewan’s economic autonomy by ‘drawing the line:’ taking a number of steps, including the introduction of provincial legislation to clarify and protect Saskatchewan’s constitutional rights.”.READ MORE Trudeau’s big plans for 'climate police'.In a ruling earlier this year, Alberta Chief Justice Catherine Fraser ruled in favour of the provinces against one of the federal policies, The Impact Assessment Act, and wrote the federal government took a “wrecking ball” to provincial rights..“Through this legislative scheme, Parliament has taken a wrecking ball to the constitutional rights of the citizens of Alberta and Saskatchewan and other provinces to have their natural resources developed for the benefit,” said Fraser..READ MORE Environment Minister Guilbeault caught lying about testing on Sask farmlands.Moe said that the current federal policies cannot continue to impact Saskatchewan’s ability to “grow and prosper.”.“This cannot continue. We have so much potential in Saskatchewan to grow and prosper. A strong Saskatchewan means a strong Canada, but we cannot allow continued federal intrusion into our exclusive constitutional right to develop our natural resources and grow our economy,” said Moe. .We will defend and protect Saskatchewan jobs and our economic future.”. Farm FieldsFarm fields .Moe’s plan for Saskatchewan includes “provincial legislation to clarify and protect constitutional rights belonging to the province.”.Moe wants more control over the province’s immigration policy..“Pursue greater autonomy over immigration policy to ensure Saskatchewan has the people it needs,” said Moe..Moe wants to create a carbon credit market to replace the federal carbon tax..“Better recognize Saskatchewan industry contributions to sustainable growth, for example, develop a carbon credit market to support our natural resource industries,” said Moe..The province is ready to take legal action against the federal government to protect the control of electricity, fertilizer, and oil and gas, he said..“Prepare to take legal actions, legislative or otherwise, to maintain control of electricity, fertilizer emission/use targets and oil and gas emissions/production,” said Moe..And finally, Moe wants to “explore greater autonomy in tax collection.”.Moe will “elaborate and outline next steps in the Speech from the Throne on October 26.”
