Saskatchewan is backing Alberta as the two western provinces seek to oppose the federal Impact Assessment Act in court.
The province says it is “intervening” to support Alberta’s legal action aimed at challenging the act that governs approval of major initiatives such as energy projects, power plants, and mines.
Justice Minister Tim McLeod said Saskatchewan’s decision to join Alberta in its lawsuit is about protecting the province from federal “overreach.”
The act’s reform was included in a list of 10 policy changes proposed by Premier Scott Moe in his Strong Saskatchewan, Strong Canada plan, which he submitted to Prime Minister Mark Carney in mid-May, McLeod noted in a June 30 press release….