Category: natural resources

Prairie Premiers Ask Trudeau to Distance Feds From Justice Minister’s Remarks on Resource Jurisdiction

The three Prairie premiers have issued a joint statement demanding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirm that his justice minister didn’t speak for the federal government when he told First Nations chiefs he would look into a request to rescind those provincial governments’ jurisdiction over natural resources. The April 11 joint statement said Trudeau “needs…


Prairie Premiers Ask Trudeau to ‘Immediately Retract’ Minister’s Remarks on Natural Resources Agreement

The three Prairie premiers have issued a joint statement demanding that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirm that his justice minister didn’t speak for the federal government when he told First Nations chiefs he would look into a request to rescind those provincial governments’ jurisdiction over natural resources. The April 11 joint statement said Trudeau “needs…


Federal Justice Minister Responds to Premiers’ Objections Over His Comments on Natural Resource Rights

Federal Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti has responded to objections from the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan regarding comments he made about historical natural resources agreements with the Prairie provinces. Lametti told the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa on April 5 that he would “commit to looking at”…


Alberta, Saskatchewan Object to Federal Minister’s Comments About Rescinding Natural Resources Agreements With Prairie Provinces

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith expressed objections Monday to comments made by federal Justice Minister David Lametti that suggest the feds could consider rescinding natural resource agreements with the provinces. Moe said on April 10 that it was “outrageous” that Lametti told the Assembly of First Nation’s Special Chiefs in Ottawa that…


LIVE NOW: House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Critical Minerals Crisis

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Natural Resources holds a hearing at 9 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on how to deal with the dependency of America’s critical minerals on foreign adversaries. Jason George, business manager of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 in Minneapolis, Minn.; Nick Loris, vice president of Public…


House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Critical Minerals Crisis

The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Committee on Natural Resources holds a hearing at 9 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on how to deal with the dependency of America’s critical minerals on foreign adversaries. Jason George, business manager of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 in Minneapolis, Minn.; Nick Loris, vice president of Public…


LIVE NOW: House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on US Energy and Mineral Potential

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources holds an oversight hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 8 on “Unleashing America’s Energy and Mineral Potential.” The Epoch Times will livestream the hearing. …


House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on US Energy and Mineral Potential

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources holds an oversight hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 8 on “Unleashing America’s Energy and Mineral Potential.” The Epoch Times will livestream the hearing. …


Alberta Premier Says Feds’ Just Transition Plan a ‘Big Threat’ to Oil and Gas Industry

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday that the federal government’s so-called just transition plan is a “big threat” to the province’s oil and natural gas industry. At a news conference, she said the language that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government are using when they talk about just transition “is language that they…


Still ‘Non-Negotiable:’ Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Redraws Line on Line 5

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is doubling down on Canada’s assertion that the continuing operation of the Line 5 pipeline is “non-negotiable.” Wilkinson made the comments in the House of Commons today following media reports that the cross-border pipeline is facing yet another court challenge. On top of efforts by the state of Michigan to…