At a time when our entire country has united as never before against the tariff threats from the USA, the Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers, infuriatingly and embarrassingly, have chosen to betray their own country and sign a USA Energy Security deal.  Scott Moe also has publicly announced that all new pipelines in Saskatchewan are now “pre-approved” without Indigenous or public consultation.

Premier Moe’s overreach in claiming pipelines are “pre-approved” ignores the fact that all of Saskatchewan is a treaty community. With that comes the laws designed to protect that treaty. Just because Moe sometimes talks like whatever he says happens, it doesn’t mean that the citizens of this province can’t hold him accountable and call him his bluff.

Not so long ago Scott Moe also tried to impose a per capita claw-back program on those who received their Agricultural Act benefits and were also receiving social assistance.  His party had to retract that pseudo-proclamation after significant public outcry.

Saskatchewan exports 21 million cubic metres of oil to the USA every year. Instead of standing strong and united with the rest of our country and using that export as a bargaining tool against Trump, Scott Moe decided to use oil to make nice with the president. It was extremely disappointing to keep seeing our premier fail to take a strong position denouncing Trump’s tariffs and his pressure on Canada to become the 51st state, especially when other premiers have stood up for us. However, for Scott Moe to now actually collude with Trump against Canada, is truly unthinkable. I don’t think any of us could have imagined this new low.

“It is an honour to join the Governors’ Coalition for Energy Security and I thank (Louisiana) Governor (Jeff) Landry for the invitation,” Premier Scott Moe said in a statement.

Let’s rally together and call our Premier Scott Moe to account for this cowardly, disloyal behaviour. 

Sincerely,
Naomi Hunter 
Saskatchewan Green Party Leader