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ƌĞ LJŽƵ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ͕ KƩ ĂǁĂ͍ Forum in Kindersley, ƌĂůůLJ ŝŶ DŽŽƐŽŵŝŶ͕ ĐŽŶǀŽLJ ƚŽ KƩ ĂǁĂ Once again, rallies and protests have consumed the oilpatch in February. /Ŷ DŽŽƐŽŵŝŶ͕ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟ ǀĞ Leader Andrew Scheer, standing, New ƌƵŶƐǁŝĐŬ WƌĞŵŝĞƌ ůĂŝŶĞ ,ŝŐŐƐ͕ ůĞŌ ͕ ĂŶĚ ^ĂƐŬĂƚĐŚĞǁĂŶ WƌĞŵŝĞƌ ^ĐŽƩ DŽĞ͕ ƌŝŐŚƚ͕ were among a large slate of speakers at a rally for resources on Feb. 16. The day before, the United We Roll! convoy ƚŽ KƩ ĂǁĂ ƌŽůůĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ DŽŽƐŽŵŝŶ͕ holding their own rally on Parliament Hill on Feb. 19-20. There is in-depth coverage on both events throughout this ĞĚŝƟ ŽŶ͘ WŚŽƚŽ ďLJ ƌŝĂŶ ŝŶĐŚƵŬ

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^ĐŚĞĞƌ ƐĂLJƐ ĂŶĂĚĂ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ƐĞůĨͲƐƵĸ ĐŝĞŶƚ By Brian Zinchuk Moosomin – Just a few kilometres south of the TransCanada mainline, which includes the 42inch pipe that would have become the Energy East Pipeline, approximately 500 people rallied on Feb. 16. Part of their message was to urge that project be revived. Federal Conservative Leader and Leader of the Opposition Andrew Scheer joined Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, Senator Denise Batters and several other speakers at a rally for resources in Moosomin. Scheer was the keynote speaker at the Canada Action event, whose speakers were mostly small-c and largeC conservatives. Scheer noted that it

wasn’t that long ago that Saskatchewan was alone in standing against the federal carbon tax, but now several provinces, including Ontario and New Brunswick, are against it. Scheer said Canadians are tired of paying for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s mistakes, including massive deficit leading to higher taxes, or wasteful government spending. Scheer said, “But there’s one area, where he’s doing significant damage to our country and our economy. But he’s not doing that by mistake. His attack on Canada’s energy sector is by design. It’s on purpose. This is the one area where he’s doing exactly what he said he would do. “He has talked down Canada’s energy sector

for long before he became prime minister. And my message to you here today is that Canadians deserve a prime minister that is proud of the work that you do, that will champion Canada’s energy sector, and not talk it down. “Justin Trudeau went around Europe telling his friends at fancy resorts and gatherings of famous people that he was frustrated that he couldn’t phase out Canada’s energy sector faster. Well, I’m here to tell you that I will travel around the world, promoting Canada’s energy sector as a source of ethical, and responsible, sustainable energy. “This industry is hurting. I know that. We hear it all the time. We see it when we’re home in our communities. Your federal representatives know that

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there is a great deal of difficulty, a great deal of anxiety, in this province, in Alberta, and the sector across the country. We know that. We get that. We’re fighting to undo the damage that’s being done to you.” He spoke of overcoming hurdles, and what really stings is when those hurdles are not from external forces, or markets from other countries or natural causes but rather from our own government. He said the sector is not interested in bailouts to mitigate the damage from this government’s own policies. “We want Justin Trudeau to get out of the way so we can keep doing what we’ve been doing for generations,” Scheer said. “A lot people ask me, under a Conservative government, how are you going to get pipelines built? How is a Conservative government going to build pipelines? “The first thing I say to that question is, governments shouldn’t have to build pipelines in this country. The private sector, the free market has always built them. We don’t need governments to do it. “We need governments to set the conditions so that energy proponents can do what they’ve been doing for decades, and that is, build them themselves. We need to make sure the goalposts stay in one spot, and don’t just keep moving side-to-side and back and forth. “We need to have Justin Trudeau to stop playing the role of Lucy, pulling the football away from the energy sector every time it lines up to kick the ball,” Scheer went on. Scheer noted the federal government paid a billion dollars over what the Trans Mountain pipeline was worth, paying “more than the sticker price.” Not only did he overpay, but Scheer joked that Trudeau probably bought the extended warranty, too. He said, “It’s not funny when you look at the damage his policies are

Andrew Scheer was the keynote speaker at a rally for resources in Moomomin. Photo by Brian Zinchuk having, the workers, the people in this room, the people that are looking for work. The people who are worried about how they are going to keep their house. The small business owner who has, for generations, supplied parts or services to this industry that feeds so many families, there’s a lot of anxiety when they know that, in the coming months, they may have to let some of their people go. “There’s a lot anxiety when they know it’s going to be a struggle to make payables. When you see the insult that is added to the injury, when many of those companies are selling off rigs, selling off equipment, to American companies, who are taking that Canadian equipment, taking Canadian tax dollars, that Justin Trudeau wrote on your behalf, and investing in the United States. That’s frustrating. It angers me, I know it angers you,” Scheer said. The Conservative leader expressed several sentiments he would repeat on the lawn of Parliament Hill a few days later, when he spoke to participants of the United We Roll! convoy to Ottawa. “It’s frustrating when we see people blocking the export of Canadian Energy, when we see people lying down in front of bulldozers, or tying them-

selves to a tree, to prevent exports of Canadian energy, that’s extracting the highest environmental standards, that the profits go back into the Canadian economy, supporting public-sector pension plans and the retirement saving of people in every part of this country. “But I don’t see them lining up and down the St. Lawrence, blocking tanker after tanker of foreign oil, bringing energy from countries like Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and the Untied States to this country,” he said to applause. His next statement broadly alluded to the defunct Energy East Pipeline, which would have shipped up to 1.1 million barrels a day of oil from Western Canada to Central and Eastern Canada, regions that currently import foreign oil by tanker. “So we’re going to get these pipelines built so that Canada can become self-sufficient when it comes to energy, so we don’t have to import oil or gas from anywhere in the world, we can develop it in this country, and keep those consumer dollars at home,” Scheer said. “We’re going to do that by undoing the damage that Justin Trudeau has done to our approvals process. I have a comprehensive plan that stands up for federal jurisdiction; Ź 3DJH $

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Conservative government, if we are elected this October, will be to repeal the carbon tax. Don’t let anyone call it a price. We know that a price is something the market sets, that you choose, as a consumer, if you want to pay; set by things like supply, demand and the cost of production. When the government assigns a cost, and forces you to pay it, and collects the revenue, that is a tax. That is a tax every day of the week, no matter what they call it.

“It does nothing to reduce emissions. We know that the Liberals are planning to raise it even higher. Internal documents from the governments own officials indicate they are contemplating a $300 a tonne carbon tax, driving up the cost of literally everything. Making home heating more expensive, groceries. We’re not going to let them do that,� Scheer said. He spoke of positive solutions, with an environmental plan that recognizes

steps that the energy industry has already made. “We don’t do the planet any favours if we drive away jobs and investment, and we see production and manufacturing close down in Canada, only to pop up in other countries without our same standards. We don’t benefit the reduction of global emissions, if we chase away those jobs and investment from Canada, just to see them start up in China, or India, where they don‘t have the access to the same

clean technology or the same clean electricity that we have in this country,� Scheer said. “It’s too bad this rally had to happen. You wouldn’t have to have these rallies, these demonstrations, if you had a government that believed in you, if you had a government that respected the work you do,� Scheer said. “Come October, after forming government, we’ll start cleaning up the mess he’s left us. I believe in the work that you do. I recog-

nize the contribution that you make to this country. I celebrate the fact that there are so many families that have been able to go to school, raise kids, own a home, thanks to the natural resource sector. I will never go around the world, talking down Canada’s energy sector. I will go around the world opening up new markets, championing Canada energy sector, so the world gets more Canadian energy, more Canadian oil and gas,� he concluded.

Approximately 500 people came to the rally for resources in Moosomin on Feb. 16. Photo by Brian Zinchuk

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A decade ago, Saskatchewan became a have province. Now New Brunswick wants the same Blaine Higgs, the recently elected Conservative premier of New Brunswick, is quite remarkable, as far as premiers go. When it comes to energy and the state of confederation, he’s not afraid to rope, throw and brand some sacred cows. That was clearly evident in the two-on-two interview Pipeline News and the Moosomin World-Spectator had with Premier Higgs and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe just before the rally for resources in Moosomin was about to get underway on Feb. 16. Just like Pipeline News is an anomaly in the journalism world, with a writer who actually built big-inch pipelines, Higgs is an anomaly in the political world. He’s a former executive with Irving Oil, and spent 33 years in a career that included refining and transportation. In other words, he’s probably forgotten more about then energy business than any other Canadian politician will ever know. And thus it was clear, in the interview, his speech, and the post-speech interview, that he wants to get his province, a perennial recipient of federal equalization transfers, off the dole. If it sounds eerily familiar to people in Saskatchewan, that’s because it is. We heard very similar words from Brad Wall in the first decade of this century, at a time when NDP , '# ,5 ),( 5 &0 ,.51 -5#( # .#(!5 -% . " 1 (51)/& 5 always be in and out of the have-not status. Since Wall became premier, and Scott Moe has succeeded him, Saskatchewan has been a have province. And we have not looked back. Saskatchewan did that through, in large part, its natural resources. The oil boom was instrumental, but potash was, too. Agriculture gained strength. Higgs took over a province that has its own natural gas reserves, but its provincial government put a ban on hydraulic fracturing. Thus, its previous government was willing to take money from equalization, a good chunk of it derived from fracking, oil and gas, but not develop its own resources. Although these aren’t the words he used, Higgs essentially said, “to hell with that noise.� The moratorium was lifted two months ago. He said, “New Brunswick’s received transfer payments for a long time. I’m not proud of that fact. But equally, I recognize the importance of a united country that makes that possible. So it’s not acceptable to see stranded assets that are devalued. And having people speak up is going to be huge. And then working through, in our case, I feel like we’re a stranded asset in New Brunswick, with difficulty getting through Quebec.

He added, “And the disconnect is in transfer payments that keep coming and coming, regardless of the impact of where the revenue is coming from. You have to connect the dots, and say, ‘How does our country survive and thrive?’ “Well, it thrives from, it always has thrived from, natural resources.�

. ,5)(5#(5." 5#(. ,0# 165" 5- # 65^ 5- 35()5.)5 (5#(7 dustry that has 40 or 50 years experience, but yet that’s okay? “Well, it isn’t. We can’t expect other people to pay our way if we’re not trying to do our best. I’m not saying we’re able to do that at this point, because we’re not. And that’s why I value the benefits we get from transfer payments. And I’m to look at the Saskatchewan position, as Premier Moe mentioned, and looking at that and saying, ‘We can do that. We can move from a recipient to a contributor.’� It is evident that the ‘have’ provinces, the ones that contribute to equalization, the wealthy provinces, by and large exploit their petroleum resources. Alberta is the poster child. Saskatchewan is in there, too. But even (literally) poor Newfoundland clawed its way into ‘have’ status on the strength of offshore oil development. That brings us to Quebec. It has natural gas, and evidently lots of it. Michael Binnion, who heads up Questerre Energy (which has oil production near Redvers), has been trying for years to develop that natural gas. But they won’t let him, or anyone else, due to a moratorium on fracking. He says he can replace a substantial amount of Quebec’s gas imports from the U.S. with domestic, Quebec supply. So far, no dice. And the current Quebec premier was even so bold as to denigrate oil as “dirty� when referring to pipelines through his province. No mention of the “dirty� Saudi oil tankers docking in Montreal, however. Maybe Quebec needs to adopt the concepts that Saskatchewan embraced – and that New Brunswick is starting to – that you should develop your own resources, instead of depending on a cheque from another province developing its resources. For decades, Saskatchewan’s population stagnated. Wall used to talk of the Saskatchewan graduation gift – a set of luggage to leave the province. Higgs said, “We’ve had a huge exodus of people that have moved here because that’s were the jobs are. They have to do that. Well, here we have that opportunity, right in New Brunswick, and we’re not taking advantage of it.� Around the time Saskatchewan became a ‘have’ province, people started staying, and our population started growing. Maybe New Brunswick can achieve the same.

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Ĺ?Äš ƚŚĞ Ä?ŽŜǀŽLJ ƚŽ KĆŠ Ä‚Ç Ä‚ Ä‚Ä?Ä?ŽžĆ‰ĹŻĹ?Ć?Ĺš Ĺ?ĆšĆ? Ĺ?ŽĂůĆ?Í? It all started in early December to mid-December – when protests, many of which had participants sporting yellow vests, sprouted up in most significant oilpatch towns in Western Canada. Before the end of the year, many, including Estevan, Lloydminster and Virden (in our coverage area) had held convoys made principally of heavy oilfield trucks rolling down their main drag, or in the case of Manitoba, from Virden to Brandon. The one in Estevan saw 427 units, the vast majority heavy trucks, take an hour to roll down the centre of town, blaring their horns. The frustration with the current Justin Trudeauled Liberal government’s energy policies had reached a tipping point. After years upon years of watching anti-oil, anti-pipeline, antieverything protesters fill the airways, of our industry being beaten down, the oilpatch collectively decided to fight back. Like a boxing movie, where the hero is beaten

senseless throughout most of the fight, he gathers his strength in the final round to summon up one roundhouse punch. That was the United We Roll! convoy to Ottawa. Now let me be clear – this convoy was not as large as most of the media, and its organizers, made it out to be. I stood along Highway 1 east of Virden in -30 C with a strong wind and counted as the convoy rolled by. I had three video cameras rolling plus my still camera. My count was 57, +/-2. Only 15 were semis, and one was a bus. Virden is important because it’s the last significant oil production eastbound until you swim 315 kilometres offshore of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Now, the question is, is that a big deal? Does it matter if it was 57, 157, or 570? Obviously, more is better. But was it enough? Yes, apparently, it was. The reality is the convoy was big enough to make an impact. It got noticed, with much more hitting power per participant than

most protests in Canada ever accomplish. Two national party leaders, Andrew Scheer of the Conservatives, and Maxime Bernier, of his own newly created Peoples Party of Canada, spoke to the gathered protesters who for some unknown reason were forced to stand in kneedeep snow instead of the wide-open sidewalks. (On the much more sedate Day 2, the convoy protest was allowed to hold their rally on the dry sidewalk. Draw your own conclusions from that.) In addition to speakers that took part with the convoy, a number of Conservative MPs also spoke. Even more posted photos on social media of them with the convoy parked in front of Parliament. While it wasn’t the lead story, almost every major media organization covered it for several days as it approached Ottawa and then held its rally. A very significant portion of the columnist class (myself, included) has written about them. Rex Murphy, of the National Post,

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clearly understood the significance of this convoy. Canada noticed. I don’t know if this is a new thing in protests, but the convoy also happened upon a new tactic that I’ve never seen before – a weapon of mass audio destruction – the semi air horn. Whenever the small number of counter protestors standing amongst the semis got a little antsy, those in the trucks let out a collective blast for which they had no response. As in, “I see your yelling at us and raise you 150 decibels of air horn.� Watching the live feeds was almost comical. I feel sorry for the cops who formed a wall between the protesters and counter-protesters. Their ears must have been ringing for days. Many of the trucks were parked just below the Prime Ministers Office. Certainly, those windows shook with the convoy protesters’ collective rage every few minutes. Those semis present, along with the rest of the

convoy, were sufficient to line Wellington Street in front of Parliament. They were enough to get the message across to those inside. Will this convoy’s efforts stop Bill C-69 from being passed by the Senate? Not likely. If the unelected Senate starts regularly defeating bills from the elected House of Commons, we are soon going to find ourselves in a constitutional crisis. And I don’t know if the Senate can make enough changes to defang the bill and still pass it. While many people and organizations are hanging their hopes on the Senate, I fear they will be disappointed. The reality is, for the convoy’s energy-focused message of defeating Bill C-69 (the no-more-pipelines bill), Bill C-48 (oil tanker ban off B.C.’s norther coast), the carbon tax, and construction of export pipelines (Trans Mountain, Energy East) are to be accomplished, there’s really only one solution: a change in government. There’s no way Max-

ime Bernier will accomplish anything except split the vote. If he does that sufficiently, there will be no change in government, and thus no change in energy policy. That means, like it or not, the only hope those who drove across the country have is to see Andrew Scheer elected as prime minister in the fall. That he joined them as they stood in the deep snow to stand at their podium and tell them he’s with them speaks volumes. That he would do so despite all those who have sought to discredit the convoy, also speaks volumes. There’s one person who can defeat Trudeau in the fall, and he said, “We’ve got your back, we’re fighting for you.� If they sought to change energy policy, to that end, did the convoy accomplish its goals? Yes, it did. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian.zinchuk@ sasktel.net.

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United We Roll! convoy rallies while on Parliament Hill By Brian Zinchuk Ottawa – The United We Roll! Convoy for Canada! made a loud noise on Parliament Hill on Feb. 19, with the horns of semis, pickups and cars blaring full blast. Those vehicles lined Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill. With their stage relocated, most of the participants stood in the deep snow on the lawn, freezing in -9 C weather for the two-hour rally. The issues raised by the speakers focused primarily on energy policy of the federal Liberal government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This included Bill C-69 (changing the National Energy Board and impact assessments), Bill C-48 (which bans oil tankers off the northern British Columbia coast), export pipelines, carbon tax, agriculture and immigration. The list of speakers was long, and included two federal party leaders, Andrew Scheer of the Conservatives, and Maxime Bernier, of the Peoples Party of Canada. Numerous Conservative members of Parliament and

a few senators also spoke. But perhaps more importantly, many members of the convoy took the microphone. Saskatchewan content included a lengthy speech by Estevan farmer and auctioneer Jason LeBlanc, whose semi and grain trailer, was parked right up near the gate to Parliament. Jay Riedel and Ken Mehler, also of Estevan, and Joram Olweny of Weyburn also took the podium. Saskatchewan parliamentarians included Senator Dave Tkachuk, and MPs David Anderson (Cypress Hills-Grasslands) and Cathay Wagantall (YorktonMelville). A counter-protest gathered on the opposite side of on Wellington Street, on the other side of the semis parked in front of Parliament. A strong shoulderto-shoulder police presence separated the groups. The banners carried by many of the counter protesters said, “Separate oil and state,” “Water is life, water is sacred,” and “No one is illegal.” When the counterprotesters got a little excited, a long, loud and concen-

trated blast of the air horns from those sitting in the semis quickly and empathically drowned them out. This could be seen from social media live feeds. One counter-protester carried the flag of the Soviet Union, the hammer and sickle, beside another person carrying the Canadian flag. When the rally on the first day wrapped up, the counter-protest ensured the trucks didn’t move anywhere for quite some time. A wall of police officers, coincidentally all wearing yellow highvisibility vests, slowly moved the counter protesters out of the way, allowing the convoy to depart about an hour later. Saying what they came to say Glen Carritt, principle organizer of the convoy, said, “This is Canada. We’re the hard-working people of this country, and we’ve united this country by driving across it and meeting every single one of you.” Carritt said they’ve had an amazing reception. And he was followed by the singing of O Canada and Amazing Grace, as well as a moment of silence which

Convoy organizer and leader 'ůĞŶ ĂƌƌŝƩ spoke on Parliament Hill on Feb. 19. Screen ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞ ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ dƵƌĐŽƩĞ DĞĚŝĂ happened to coincide with the ringing of the bells from the Peace Tower. Jack MacLaren, a former seven-year Ontario member of provincial parliament, used to work in the Alberta oilpatch. When he lost the election, he became an Ottawa area farmer. He said, “This country, which used to be the best country in the world, was built on natural resources – oil, number one, mining, forestry, and agriculture. Always was, is today, and will be in the future, so we’re with you! “I used to live in Alberta for seven years. I was there in

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now. I think he has. He’s turning his back on the people that create the wealth that’s built this nation and will build it in the future,” MacLaren said. Mark Friesen said various governments have sold out Canada to the United Nations in varying degrees since 1972. With regards to the carbon tax, and Canada’s contributions to global greenhouse gas emissions is 1.7 per cent, Friesen said, “But that’s before they count all the trees in our country, which is 318 billion, give or take a few million. We are a carbon sink in Canada. This scam that they call climate change, this scam, that they’re going to defeat with a carbon tax, is exactly that, Ź 3DJH $

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Several speakers from Saskatchewan talk about oil, coal, and agriculture while on Parliament Hill Ĺť 3DJH $ a scam.â€? He said the carbon tax is part of a United Nations plan for global wealth redistribution. Saskatchewan content Jason LeBlanc spoke at length about the impact of a carbon tax on agriculture, the impact of the current federal government’s energy policies on Estevan, coal power generation, and how we have carbon capture and storage. “This is a peaceful rally. It’s a bit of a warning shot. We want the prime minister to hear our message,â€? LeBlanc said. “The naysayers said it couldn’t be done. The keyboard warriors called us racists, bigots, and any other names they could think of as we made our way across this great country. The protesters tried to stop us just outside of Winnipeg, but our little peaceful convoy made it, and we’re here.â€? He spoke of how farmers allow access to the land for the drilling of wells. “Agriculture does not exist without oil and oil cannot be refined without agricultural land to drill on,â€?

LeBlanc said. LeBlanc also touched on climate change, noting how the world operates in a cyclical nature and will continue to do so. He called himself a “man-made climate change doomsday denier,� and pointed out that if Al Gore’s climate predictions had come true, he would be on Parliament Hill in shorts and sandals instead of freezing, wearing a jacket, gloves and bunnyhug. “He got rich doing it,� LeBlanc said of Gore’s campaign on climate change. “Climate change is the most complex thing on the planet.� Leblanc added, “Canada is not the issue.� (See related story on Leblanc’s speech online at www.pipelinenews. ca/1.23639169.) Jay Riedel has been the principle organizer of Estevan protests, including the 427-unit convoy that passed through the Energy City on Dec. 22. “Once we got to Ontario, we didn’t know what to expect,� Riedel said. He recounted how some communities along the way set

off fireworks when they arrived. “The emotional part of it, I can’t explain it until now.� “We came across this country united.� He noted about the carbon tax, “You’re going to be paying this carbon tax on a loaf of bread in the store.� Riedel spoke of how Estevan used to have many jobs and there was a shortage of housing. “Now there’s vacant houses. People are suffering.� “We have to get all our resources to market – oil, gas, or anything else,� Riedel said. “To unite this country, that’s what this is all about. United we roll!� Joram Olweny of Weyburn explained how he migrated lawfully to Canada 23 years ago, and through a long and difficult process, became a citizen. It took four years to become a citizen in 2001. He now works in the oilpatch and runs a business. He expressed frustration at how current immigration policies are operating, and how lax it has become to walk across the border. “I love the oilpatch. I

love farmers. And that’s why I became a Canadian citizen!� Olweny said. Ken Mehler said, “I’m in oil. I’m in coal. “Oil is dead, and coal is becoming dead. Trudeau is tearing everything down.� Mehler spoke of the two coal-fired power plants at Estevan, and a third at Coronach, and how they are all at risk with the current government. “He wants to kill it,� Mehler said of Trudeau. “The last guys leaving Estevan, turn out the damned lights, because you’ll be charged a carbon tax.� Mehler added, “Our western oil should be a lot more important than oil coming in on tankers from other countries.� Senator Dave Tkachuk, said, “This is a clear attempt by the government of Canada to destroy the energy industry. And with that, destroying the energy industry, they will, of course, destroy the pipeline industry.� Yo r k t o n - M e l v i l l e Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall said, “You have touched and motivated the

Jay Riedel of Estevan took the podium. Photo courtesy Ken Mehler hearts of Canadians across the nation.� Cypress Hills-Grasslands Conservative MP David Anderson thanked the convoy for driving through his riding to get there. He said that riding depends on agriculture and energy. He spoke of attending a recent gathering with 2,000 people in Kindersley to talk about what has been happening. Anderson said that

people there were sick and tired of having to lay people off, and being pressured by a government that wouldn’t listen to them. “We need to build those pipelines,â€? Anderson said. Leaders speak Maxime Bernier, leader and founder of the People’s Party of Canada and MP for Beauce, said, “You’re not asking for a hand out, you’re Ĺš 3DJH $

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Bernier and Scheer make similar promise on pipelines, carbon tax and Bill C-69 Ĺť 3DJH $ not asking for any privilege. You’re asking to build a pipeline. “We don’t need a carbon tax. We don’t need Bill C-69. We don’t need Bill C-48. He promised to scrap those bills if elected prime minister, as well as to privatize the recently nationalized Trans Mountain Pipeline. Bernier talked about using the constitution to push a pipeline through. “It’s safer to build a pipeline today,â€? he pointed out, noting that Quebecers remember the Lac-MĂŠgantic disaster seven years ago. “We need to have a fair equalization formula,â€? Bernier added. “We need to ensure it is fair for everyone.â€? Leader of the Opposition Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said, “I want to thank you in the United We Roll convoy that came all the way from

Western Canada that your voices have been heard.� “I am sick and tired of watching people chain themselves to trees and lying down in front of bulldozers, trying to block Canadian energy from reaching markets, but yet, day after day, we see tanker after tanker of foreign oil coming into our markets. It’s time for that to stop.� Regarding his pipeline plan, Scheer said, “There was a time when the governments didn’t have to build pipelines, because the private sector did it with investors money.� He said the Conservative plan would be to scrap Bill C-69 and the carbon tax. “We’re going to build pipelines to get oil and gas off the railway,� Scheer said. “We will work to build a west-to-east pipeline to get Western Canadian oil and gas to eastern markets, so you don’t have to import

oil from countries like Saudi Arabia, Algeria and the United States. “We’ve got your back, we’re fighting for you,� Scheer said. Other speakers Pierre Polliviere, Conservative MP for NepeanCarleton, Ont., said the Conservatives would use Section 92 of the Constitution Act to approve pipelines. “The good news is Canadians support pipelines.� Pat King, who had done a lot of the live video feeds from the convoy, said, “We need to take this country back. “This is a responsible movement. I just drove across this country. The country went viral. It was an absolutely amazing moment to watch. “Ontario loved us coming across.� Dane Lloyd, Conservative MP for Sturgeon River-Parkland, Alta. noted

he was a former officer in the armed forces. “My stepdad’s a truck driver. Truck drivers are out of work. We can’t get a pipeline built.� Pointing out there’s a perception that Ontario doesn’t understand the plight of Western Canada, he said, “Ontario does understand.� Lloyd said he saw that with the convoy. “The whole country is standing up with us.� Fort McMurray-Cold Lake Conservative MP David Yurdinga said, “We need our pipelines now. Look at the social impclications, across Alberta, across Canada. There’s no hope, no future, without the pipelines. “We need more pipelines, a pipeline to the East Coast and a pipeline to the West Coast.� Peace River-Westlock Conservative MP Arnold Viersen said of his constituency, where they do three

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ries throughout this edition chronical the convoy, from start to finish. Their rally on Parliament Hill was the climax.

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The other headliner is Vivian Krause. Until recently, Krause has been relatively unknown, working for the last seven years to expose the influence of foreign money in opposition to Canada’s energy industry. But in recent months, Krause has gained considerable attention for her efforts,

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In a hydraulic pumpjack factory, Moe spells out the need for Energy East and an energy corridor By Brian Zinchuk Moosomin – Premier Scott Moe was joined by New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, federal Conservative leader and Leader of the Opposition Andrew Scheer and Senator Denise Batters at a rally for resources in Moosomin on Feb. 16 that had approximately 500 in the room. The event took place in the brand new IJack Technologies factory, still unf inished, on the north end of Moosomin. Surrounded by IJacks’ hydraulic pumpjacks lining the walls, the event, hosted by Moosomin and Canada Action, featured a who’s who of small-c and big-C conservative and industry speakers. The day before the event, a convoy to Ottawa passed through Moosomin with many similar concerns as those raised by the speakers. And early the morning of the rally, about a 40 minute drive away, near St. Lazare, a CN train carrying crude oil derailed in the Assiniboine River valley. Here is Moe’s speech, picking up after the introductions: Ladies and gentlemen, is there a better place in the world to hold a Rally for Resources than Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada? This is most certainly

a community that encourages and celebrates the growth in our economy, the Canadian economy, that is driven by energy, mining, manufacturing and agriculture. There is opportunity in Moosomin and the surrounding area because of those industries, because of our resource sector, because of what happens every day in businesses just like this one – IJACK Technologies – a new company building on Saskatchewan’s reputation in energy innovation. Dan McCarthy, thank you so much for hosting us this morning, and thank you so much for what you, and all the people that work with you do each and every day for our Canadian economy. My friends, it’s time for us to stand up for our resource sector, for Canada’s economic future. The fact that you are all here today, on a cold Saturday morning in February, speaks volumes. It tells me that in this province, in this industry, that you’ve quite simply had enough. Because for far too often, we, you, have been excluded from the conversation about developing our Canadian resources and our Canadian economic future.

For far too long, that conversation has been dominated by those who disapprove of how you, and myself and our neighbours in this province make a living in our communities. And for far too long, our voices have not been heard. The voices, the voices of the ones that are being hear, are of the voices who would shut down our oil and gas industry, shut down our mining industry and shut down modern agriculture, as we know it. And the moment has come, in the nation of Canada. It’s time for us to begin to push back. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to push back against a federal government that just isn’t listening to us, that just, quite simply, doesn’t get it. A federal government that is moving forward relentlessly with policies that are destructive for our economy, to our communities, policies that are driving out investment out of Moosomin, that are driving investment out of Saskatchewan, that are driving investment out of our nation of Canada. The message that we are here to send today, and

Moosomin was to have been key to the now-defunct Energy East Pipeline project. Premier ^Ä?ŽƊ DŽĞ, seen here, and the premier at the other end of the pipeline, Premier Blaine Higgs, came to Moosomin to speak about the project, joined by federal ŽŜĆ?ÄžĆŒÇ€Ä‚Ć&#x;ǀĞ ĹŻÄžÄ‚ÄšÄžĆŒ ĂŜĚ >ÄžÄ‚ÄšÄžĆŒ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ KƉƉŽĆ?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ĹśÄšĆŒÄžÇ ^Ä?ĹšÄžÄžĆŒ ĂŜĚ ^ÄžĹśÄ‚ĆšĹ˝ĆŒ ĞŜĹ?Ć?Äž Ä‚ĆŠÄžĆŒĆ?Í• Ä‚žŽŜĹ? Ĺ˝ĆšĹšÄžĆŒĆ?͘ WŚŽƚŽ Ä?LJ ĆŒĹ?Ä‚Ĺś Ĺ?ĹśÄ?Ĺšƾŏ͘ send it loud and clear, is that it is time for all of us to stand up and defend our world class, our wealth-generating, our sustainable energy sector here in Canada. Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a regional issue. This is not a Saskatchewan issue. This is not an Alberta issue. If it was, we wouldn’t have the leader of the federal opposition, Mr. Scheer, here today. If it was a regional issue, we wouldn’t have the premier of New Brunswick in this build-

ing, in this province, in this community here today. Today, this morning, we are sending a message this morning on behalf of all Canadians, from Moosomin to Barrie, Ontario, to Saint John, New Brunswick. This is about Canada’s future. All of Canada benefits from the sustainable, responsible production of our natural resources. All of Canada benefits from what you do, in your the job, each and

every day. Everyone, every single Canadian, has a stake in this. Ladies and gentlemen, when commodity prices plunged in 2014, we expected the federal government to open up the conversation about how we can cushion the blow, to this ever so important industry, to our economy, our communities. That was not an unreasonable expectation. We certainly did not Ĺš 3DJH $

Oil show coming June 5-6 Ĺť 3DJH $ committees of the House of Commons and the Senate. Her work has prompted investigations by Elections Canada and a CRA audit of the political activity of registered charities. Of the 42 audited charities, 41 were ruled as noncompliant by the CRA. “We are very glad to have these two amazing speakers attend our show,â€? said Tanya Hulbert, show manager. This year the show will change its format somewhat. This year, both the Saskatchewan Oil Patch Hall of Fame and Southeast Sask Legends Awards will be presented together, at the noon lunch on June 5. Supper will see the awards ceremony for the Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year and Southeast Saskatchewan Oilman of the Year awards. Bookings of exhibit space are filling up. “We still have a few booths,â€? she said on Feb. 8. Cur-

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When the crash hit in 2014, instead of help, oil industry got impediments from feds Ż 3DJH $ expect them to get in the way of an impending recovery. And that’s precisely what has happened, at the worst possible time, just as commodity prices were recovering, our Prime Minister Trudeau introduced Bill C-69 – the no more pipelines bill. In Canada, we already have one of the most stringent review processes in the world. And considering the effort undertaken by the proponent of the Energy East pipeline to make sure it was meeting each and all of those environmental obligations. I point a few out. In Quebec alone, Trans Canada deployed nearly 100 environmental specialists, across the route. They collected data from hundreds of waterways, plant ecosystems, wetland locations, and animal and bird habitat. They did this for more than three years to begin the approval process of that project. They held more than 130 open houses, talked and consulted with over 7,000 landowners, 755

municipalities and more than 150 Aboriginal organizations, a thorough process, without a doubt. They changed the route of Energy East due to those consultations in more than 700 locations. Folks, we don’t need a complete overhaul of the federal environmental review process that we have. We have a very thorough process that does work. What we need is a federal government that supports our resource industries across this nation. Unfortunately, what we have is a federal government pressing forward with Bill C-69. And just the conversation of that bill – not even the introduction in the House – the conversation of that bill caused the proponent to walk away Energy East, from an energy corridor that would connect our provinces – Saskatchewan, Alberta and New Brunswick and make life better for all Canadians. For a moment, think about what we lost when Trans Canada backed away

from Energy East. Think about what we lost, as a nation. It would have would have boosted Canada’s GDP by $55 billion while creating thousands of jobs in virtually every province of the nation, in Saskatchewan and Alberta, but also New Brunswick, and every province along the route. A project that would have meant so much for thing community, Moosomin. A major terminal was planned for this community. This community would have served as the on-ramp for crude oil from Saskatchewan and Manitoba that would move through Energy East to refineries in New Brunswick. Energy East was a project that would have meant so much, not just for our province, but for the province of New Brunswick. I know Premier Higgs is going to talk more about that in a minute. But I want to tell you this today: the people of New Brunswick, the premier of New Brunswick, and us in this room, and us in this province and us

in this nation, we share so much common ground on this nation building energy corridor project. With Northern Gateway dead and buried, with the Trans Mountain Expansion slowly dying a slow death by strangulation, it’s crucial that we start the conversation about revitalizing an energy corridor with Eastern Canada. In the days ahead, you are going to see how we are going to work together with other premiers to engage Canadians on how we might move forward with this vitally important project. Ladies and gentlemen, Canada has the third largest proven oil reserves in the world. We have clean, sustainably-produced energy, yet we import oil each and every day into this nation because we aren’t able to build these energy corridors. The federal government says no to big oil tankers on the north coast of British Columbia, which shuttered Northern Gateway. They say yes to big oil

tankers coming into the province of New Brunswick, from Saudi Arabia, bringing oil for Canadians to use. It just doesn’t make any sense, to me, and I know it doesn’t make any sense to those in this room. This is but one of the challenges the federal government has laid in front of the industries we have here in this province. We have tougher federal methane regulations coming down. We have a federally mandated phase out of coal-fired power generation that the ultimate impact will be losing jobs here in Saskatchewan. And of course, we have the carbon tax, which I have a lot to say on, from time to time. I’ll just say this. I’s a policy that doesn’t work. It doesn’t reduce emissions, it reduces jobs in our province and in our country. We have a federal government that is trying to impose on you and the rest of the people in this province. We spent this last week in court, saying

that they couldn’t. And I look forward to the outcome of that. Ladies and gentlemen, today, we are dealing with a federal government that just doesn’t get it. A federal government that doesn’t understand our industries, in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, and I would say, across Canada. And it doesn’t understand how we support our families in these communities. A federal government that doesn’t understand that in Canada, we are developing resources, we are adding value to these resources, in the most efficient and the most environmentally sustainable manner in the entire world. They don’t understand, but I know we do. So I say, I say with you, to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberal government in Ottawa, if you’re wondering, again, how far we will go to stand up for Saskatchewan and Canada’s resource sector? Just watch us, you’re going to find out!

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Former oil exec, now premier of New Brunswick, wants ŶĞƌŐLJ ĂƐƚ ďƵŝůƚ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ Žī ĞƋƵĂůŝnjĂƟ ŽŶ By Brian Zinchuk Moosomin – Usually when premiers make official visits of other provinces, there’s some sort of conference involved. It’s not often that a premier from Atlantic Canada would come to small town Saskatchewan to address a pro-pipeline rally. It sure hasn’t happened in the last 10 years, at least until mid-February. Because that’s exactly what did occur on Feb. 16, when recently elected New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs came to a rally for resources in Moosomin. The choice of Moosomin was no accident. It was to be the Saskatchewan on-ramp for oil from southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba onto the now-defunct Energy East Pipeline. While Moosomin was the on-ramp, the Irving Oil Refinery and Canaport at St. John, New Brunswick was its terminus. And Higgs, before his political career, used to be an executive with Irving, where his responsibilities included refining and transportation. With that said, here’s Higg’s speech, verbatim,

picking up after his introduction: Listening to your premier, here, I realized I have a new best friend. We have a daughter that recently moved to Moose Jaw. She married a local Saskatchewan resident, and I’m going to see them tonight. And at the time, I said, ‘Who do I know in Moose Jaw? Who do I know in Saskatchewan? Well I know a lot of people, and I know a lot of people who think like I do, so it’s good to be here today. This shouldn’t be necessary. But it is. It is, and we’ve been working on it. I’ve had people say, “How can we make change?” They have to take time out from their everyday job to make a difference, to make it happen. And that’s what you’re doing here, and that’s why I flew halfway across the country, to be part of it. It’s fun to be here with so many colleagues, federally, provincially, locally, and it’s what’s going to change the game. You know, you say,

why did I come all the way from New Brunswick? I did spend a little time in the oil and gas industry. Thirty-three years, to be exact. I know how it works, and I know what it takes to be successful, and I know how hard people work in the industry. So when I see our resources not being utilized, and I see an 80 per cent reduction in the commodity pricing for oil resource that we have, right here in Canada, it’s a national issue. When I went to Montreal a few months ago, with my colleagues, I found it wasn’t even on the radar for a national discussion. And here we have an issue that affects our transfer payments all over the country. Now, Saskatchewan is a net contributor. And I’m hoping to be in that set, at some point. And I’m humbled by the generosity that I’ve seen throughout Canada, and the generosity I see in the western provinces. But I’m not taking it for granted! And that’s why I’m here to fight with

you, to make a difference. One day, I want to New Brunswick to be a net contributor for provinces that need our help. Now what do we have in New Brunswick? Some of you come from there, because we had a potash mine – and I met some fellas here today that are from the Sussex region, because their mine isn’t running at this point. I’m hopeful, one

day, that it will open up. But the idea that we have the largest refinery, in Canada, in Saint John, New Brunswick – 350,000 barrel a day refinery, and guess what it refines? Foreign crude oil! At least 70, 80 per cent of it is foreign crude oil. And what does it do for us here? It displaces 150,000 barrels a day of foreign oil. Now what is wrong

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ΗtÄžÎ–ĆŒÄž ÄšŽŜÄž Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ä?ÄžĹ?ĹśĹ? ĹŻĹ?ĆŠ ĹŻÄž ΖŽůÄž EÄžÇ ĆŒƾŜĆ?Ç Ĺ?Ä?ŏΗ Ĺť 3DJH $ world have been calling in the deepest deep water port in the country, in Saint John, New Brunswick, for over 40 years. It’s a way of life for us. Bringing oil into Saint John, into New Brunswick, is not a new thing. It’s been going on for years. I spent a career in both the refining and transportation business. And I can talk at great length about what it takes at running those operations, as many of you can talk about the experiences you have. That’s what it takes to make it happen. And that’s exciting. And the only people that don’t seem to get it right now is that we can’t seem to get it across to the federal government.

But we have a future prime minister, here, that’s going to get it across. I am convinced that across this province, that as we unite, across this country, one province at a time, people are going to get onboard. So we see it growing. We see it growing from New Brunswick, we see it growing in Ontario. We see it growing in Saskatchewan and in Manitoba, and we see it growing in Alberta. So we have one little place that we need to grow. But we’re saying, Quebec, we need your help. We need you to help us to make our country strong. We need you to be part of the solution. That’s our goal. So it’s not about finding our differences and

spending our time focusing on that. It’s about finding the issue that defines us and creates our province and moves forward. And when we talk about an energy corridor, like the railroad many years ago, it’s that infrastructure that we support one another on. It’s the infrastructure that makes us stronger than any other nation. It’s upholding the values that we cherish. Hard work gets results. Using what you have to make you prosper gets results. So it’s not about more talk. It’s not about more focus. It’s not about more committees, more legislation. It’s about more doing! Get the job done! Let’s get ‘er done! So I’m going to continue to be an advocate

across the country, from poor, little ‘ole New Brunswick. Because we’re done being little ‘ole New Brunswick. We’re done being the stranded asset on the east coast. We have a lot to be proud of in our province, and I ran on ‘Fight for our province.’ After a 33-year career in the private sector, people say, “Why are you doing this now?� Well, sometimes, I question that, too. But when I come to rallies like this, and I see real people, fighting for a real country, fighting for a real economy, wanting to make a difference for the next generation, it excites me. It makes it say we can go harder. We can be stronger, and we can get results.

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New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is the only Ć‰ĆŒÄžĹľĹ?ÄžĆŒ Ĺ?Ĺś ĂŜĂĚĂ Ç ĹšĹ˝Ć?Äž Ä?Ä‚ĆŒÄžÄžĆŒ Ç Ä‚Ć? Ĺ?Ĺś Ĺ˝Ĺ?ĹŻ ĆŒÄžÄŽ ĹśĹ?ĹśĹ? ĂŜĚ ĆšĆŒÄ‚ĹśĆ?Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšÄ‚Ć&#x; ŽŜ͘ ,Äž Ć?ƉŽŏÄž Ĺ?Ĺś DŽŽĆ?ŽžĹ?Ĺś ŽŜ &ÄžÄ?͘ ϭϲ͘ WŚŽƚŽ Ä?LJ ĆŒĹ?Ä‚Ĺś Ĺ?ĹśÄ?Ĺšƾŏ

New Brunswick premier wants to follow Saskatchewan’s žŽÄšÄžĹŻÍ• ĂŜĚ Ĺ?Ğƚ Žč ĞƋƾĂůĹ?njĂĆ&#x; ŽŜ By Brian Zinchuk Moosomin – Premier Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick sees the success Saskatchewan had in moving from a have-not province to a have province, to becoming a net contributor to the federal equalization program, as a worthy goal. And he’s working towards that end, including having recently removed a moratorium on fracking in his province. Higgs and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe spoke to the Moosomin World-Spectator and Pipeline News just before the rally kicked off on Feb. 16. The event was fittingly held in the brand new hydraulic pumpjack factory owned by IJack Technologies of Moosomin, and a few kilometres south of the pipeline TransCanada had wished to convert into Energy East to transport Saskatchewan oil from Moosomin to New Brunswick and Quebec. Moe spoke of working together towards the ultimate goal of an east-west energy corridor across Canada. “It’s an important piece of our nation’s future, and it’s something I think we have a role to play in as energy leaders,â€? he said. What would it take to get Energy East going again? Moe responded, “The energy sector, the entire energy sector, and the wealth of our communities, need the support of the federal government.â€?

“That is, at the very highest levels, what we need to see, from the support of our federal government for our energy sector, from the pumpjacks we see out here on the prairies, right through the barrel of oil leaving the refinery in New Brunswick.â€? Higgs said, “I would say, in addition to that, events like this that are demonstrating the public are not prepared to just let our resources get devalued, and affect jobs and then families. “New Brunswick’s received transfer payments for a long time. I’m not proud of that fact. But equally, I recognize the importance of a united country that makes that possible. So it’s not acceptable to see stranded assets that are devalued. And having people speak up is going to be huge. And then working through, in our case, I feel like we’re a stranded asset in New Brunswick, with difficulty getting through Quebec. “If we work together as provinces, and the federal government realizes we’re not going to just stand around and let our commodities be devalued, games will change. And Bill C-69, it should not pass, certainly in the condition it is in right now, it should not be going forward.â€? Moe said Moosomin is a microcosm of the Saskatchewan and Canadian economy, with manufacturing, agriculture and energy Ĺš 3DJH $

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This country survives, and thrives, on natural resources, says Higgs Ĺť 3DJH $ all in the same community, as well as a nearby potash mine. Rail versus pipe Earlier that morning, a CN trail hauling crude-byrail derailed in the Assiniboine valley near St. Lazare, Man., a 40 minute drive from Moosomin. Some of the cars spilled oil, but it was contained before reaching the river, which is the main water source for Brandon. Asked about crude-byrail, Moe said, “The oil is on the rails because of the lack of pipeline capacity, and its not good, when you have what happened this morning in St. Lazare.â€? He had offered Saskatchewan support to assist with the cleanup. “It speaks to the larger challenge that we have, not only the direct economic impact to the industry of having that energy product in a pipe, but the safety of having that energy product in a pipe, as well. The indirect economic impact, for our province, and I would say for Western Canada and the rest of Canada as a whole is we actually need that rail capacity for other industries as we move forward.â€? That includes agriculture and potash. “If it can

go in a pipe, and that’s the safest way to transport that product, the most efficient way, and the most sustainable way, from a carbon perspective, that’s where that product should be. That’s why we should not only be proceeding with Energy East, with the full support of the federal government, but the Trans Mountain pipeline should be going sooner than later, and we should reopen conversations around Northern Gateway and Mackenzie Valley to get all of our sustainable products in this nation to Canadians and to other people in the world,� Moe said. Higgs said, “That’s the irony of it all, isn’t it? There’s no debate that pipelines are the safest mode of transportation. So when you have that as a starting point, and you have concern at either end, not only for the lifestyle that’s here, and support of the oil and gas industry, but at the other end at the refinery. We were permitted to build a second refinery, at one point. We’re permitted for expansion. We’re permitted for expansion of the tank farm. And it’s accepted lifestyle. There’s no problems. There’s no issues. People want to see the jobs and the growth.

“So when solutions at either end of the country, you kinda figure out we can work through this. And when you have the reality of the safety of oil transportation movement, and you have the displacement of foreign crude brought in, all of those factors build to one solution. Let’s make it happen! Let’s stop talking about it and make it happen.� Asked where the disconnect is, Higgs replied, “The disconnect is in Quebec, and the lack of will in the federal government to make it happen. “And the disconnect is in transfer payments that keep coming and coming, regardless of the impact of where the revenue is coming from. You have to connect the dots, and say, ‘How does our country survive and thrive?’ “Well, it thrives from, it always has thrived from, natural resources. “And yes, we have a transition economy, but it’s not there for a number of years, yet, and there’s an evolution to this. So, the pipeline technology is sound. You speak that you were involved in the construction. But the pigging of the lines – you can really stay on top of the condition of the pipe-

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lines. “And the safety record is stellar. So this just doesn’t make sense. So people at rallies like this, that’s going to be the game changer.� It’s not common for premiers to go to other provinces to promote causes. But Higgs said, “That’s what it’s going to take. We need to connect with people every day that it’s impacting. “Within our province, we’ve had a huge impact. We’ve had a huge exodus of people that have moved here because that’s were the jobs are. They have to do that. Well, here we have that opportunity, right in New Brunswick, and we’re not taking advantage of it. In the gas sector, to move that forward, which I’m doing as well, because we must! We can’t just watch people decline. We still have essential services to look after, be it health, education and infrastructure. But there hast to be a revenue stream that supports that. And that revenue stream can’t keep coming from taxpayers. It has to come from private sector investment and the resources we have, right here in Canada,� Higgs said. New Brunswick lifts fracking ban Two months earlier, Higgs ended New Bruns-

Blaine HiggsÍ• ŽŜ ƚŚĞ ĹŻÄžĹŒ Í• ĂŜĚ ^Ä?ŽƊ DŽĞ Ć?ĹšÄ‚ĆŒÄž Ä‚ ůŽƚ ŽĨ ŽƉĹ?ĹśĹ?ŽŜĆ? ŽŜ ÄžĹśÄžĆŒĹ?LJ ƉŽůĹ?Ä?LJ͘ WŚŽƚŽ Ä?LJ ĆŒĹ?Ä‚Ĺś Ĺ?ĹśÄ?Ĺšƾŏ wick’s ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas. “We’re doing it in a regional area that has accepted the fracking process for 15, 20 years, without any incident of any kind. So basically we reinstated the ability in that area for licence holders for that area to expand their operation, to move forward and expander their natural gas,â€? Higgs said. He said in Atlantic Canada, domestic natural gas supplies, from Deep Panuke and Sable Island, are now depleted. “All of our gas is now coming in from outside, and we don’t have any more domestic supply, so the price is going up,â€? Higgs said. They’ve had indus-

try uptake. He said, “We’re working with them in regulatory processes, and we’re working with them on timing. And obviously, we’re working with the locals about development in a sustainable way that everyone understands the risk mitigations and the realities of doing it.â€? “When I come to places like here, and I talk to Premier Moe about how successful it is here, and how successful it is across Western Canada, and here we are, in New Brunswick, debating it like it’s the first time ever? We’re not reinventing the wheel here. This is something that’s been going on elsewhere for many, many years. Ĺš 3DJH $

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Saskatchewan can help New Brunswick with its energy regulatory processes Ż 3DJH $ Moe talked about sharing regulatory processes, such as Saskatchewan’s, so they don’t have to reinvent the wheel. “We also have the opportunity to join, ultimately to advocate, and we’ll see how far this goes with respect to some of these nation-building energy corridor projects that we have. You’re going to see, in fairness, a lot of advocacy in the next weeks and months with respect to a number of premiers on these types of energy corridor projects that have the ability to really add value, and jobs, to communities right across this nation. This is no longer a Western Canadian premier or Western Canadian premiers, this is Canadians across the nation, speaking out for the jobs and the wealth this industry can provide.” Moe hopes the rally is a beginning to a broader beginning to those above efforts. Higgs said, “For me, it’s showing there’s a common goal across the country. And in working with premiers like Premier Moe,

and others we’ve been talking to through this process, you know, we are connected, east to west. And we respect the fact that it’s important to our nation to be strong in that regard. And it’s important to meet the challenges that each of us have in order survive and succeed. “And that’s why, for me, to be home and thinking, it’s not my problem, well it is my problem. In order to get it fixed, we have to stand up and be counted.” Changing equalization Asked if we need to change the federal equalization program, Higgs responded, “I do, actually. And my colleagues at homes will probably have trouble if you repeat this at home. But the idea is, it should be connected. When the system is being derailed, when the system is being stalled, because it isn’t allowed to maximize its benefits, and there’s roadblocks along the way, there should be some cause and effect. “And the reason that things don’t get done is because if we get such volatility in nation-building concepts that get changed

Approximately 500 people showed up to the rally in Moosomin on Feb. 16. Photo by Brian Zinchuk every time there is an election,” he said. Moe added, “Saskatchewan is an example of a province that has been a have-not province for a number of years. Recently, in the last decade, we’ve been fortunate enough to develop some of the resources that we have and have our industries do quite well, actually, and to be a net contributor for some period of time. “What today is about and the conversation this past week is about, as we come out of court, and thanks to the attorney general’s office out of New Brunswick for intervening in that case, with respect to the constitutional right

of whether the federal government has the right to impose a carbon tax on this industry, and the people in this community, and across the province. We don’t think that we do. “This is how we were able to do it, and we’re a shining example of how we are able to continue to add value to the resources that we have, move into that have territory, create wealth for Saskatchewan and share with the rest of the nation. It’s frustrating when you have areas that are receiving that wealth that are not wanting to become part of the conversation of continuing to grow that wealth for all Canadians. That is a conversation Canada needs

to have,” Moe said. Quebec has put a moratorium on fracking, which has meant Questerre Energy, which has signifcant acreage in the St. Lawrence valley as well as oil production near Redvers, can’t produce natural gas in Quebec. Asked about that, Higgs said it’s unfortunate. “It goes back to connecting the dots. “If we’re not able to accept best practices, to help ourselves, then we should have to deal with that, in our own province. People have to realize, you just can’t keep saying no and have the same benefits over and over again. “That’s the challenge in Quebec, I’m not familiar

with that particular landholder, but there is the challenge that we have in Canada, and in New Brunswick in particular. We say no to an industry that has 40 or 50 years experience, but yet that’s okay? “Well isn’t. We can’t expect other people to pay our way if we’re not trying to do our best. I’m not saying we’re able to do that at this point, because we’re not. And that’s why I value the benefits we get from transfer payments. And I’m to look at the Saskatchewan position, as Premier Moe mentioned, and looking at that and saying, ‘We can do that. We can move from a recipient to a contributor.’”

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ϭ͕ϮϬϬ ĂƩĞŶĚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌƵŵ ŝŶ <ŝŶĚĞƌƐůĞLJ Kindersley – Instead of a convoy or a protest, Kindersley, the heart of the Viking play, held an ag and oil information forum on Feb. 6 to talk about what is going on in the oilpatch and Canada’s energy policy. Their two invited speakers were Vivian Krause and Rick Peterson. Vivian Krause has spent seven years digging into how Americans have been funding opposition to the Canadian energy sector. Rick Peterson is founder of Suits and Boots. Darla Dorsett was one of the organizers. Dorsett is co-owner of Good to Go

Rentals, Good to Go Trucking and GPE Fluids Management in Kindersley, as well as a former mayor of the community. She said, “We think we had 1,200 people, and it was -40.” At that temperature, it doesn’t matter if it’s Celsius or Fahrenheit. It was cold. And that number made it likely the largest such event in Saskatchewan to date since the oilpatch’s frustrations turned to protests in early December. “It went amazingly well,” Dorsett said. “We were so happy.” With regards to Krause,

Dorsett said, “People were so happy to hear her story, and she’s got documentation to prove it. “Rick said the time is now.” “Rick talked about how we have a 90 day window to get letters to these senators.” Suits and Boots has been focusing its efforts on defeating Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, in the Senate. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, as well as many other

opponents, have termed it the “no-more-pipelines bill.” Kindersley Saskatchewan Party MLA Ken Francis and Cypress HillsGrasslands Conservative MP David Anderson also spoke. In Anderson’s case, he spoke about the effect of the carbon tax on farming and the trickle-down effect throughout the economy. Peterson, an investment banker who founded of Suits and Boots last April, told Pipeline News on Jan. 31, “The first thing we have to do is start to win small victories. We have to start with what we can win. The next 90 days will determine

KƌŐĂŶŝnjĞƌƐ ĐŽƵŶƚĞĚ ϭ͕ϮϬϬ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨŽƌƵŵ ŝŶ <ŝŶĚĞƌƐůĞLJ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĨŽĐƵƐĞĚ ŽŶ ĞŶĞƌŐLJ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘ WŚŽƚŽ ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ >ĂƵƌĂ ,ĂLJĞƐ the future of the resource sector of Canada. If Bill C-69 goes through as it is right now, we’re screwed.” Dorsett said that people

are very frustrated. “They wanted to make a difference, somehow, and I think we did. They felt they did something to contribute.”

EĂƟŽŶĂů ŶĞƌŐLJ ŽĂƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚƐ dƌĂŶƐ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ džƉĂŶƐŝŽŶ Calgary, Washington – When the Federal Court of Appeal quashed the approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline on Aug. 30, 2018, the project, which had just started significant construction, swiftly ground to a halt and thousands of jobs were extinguished. The court ordered a reconsideration of the project by the National Energy Board (NEB). On Feb. 22, the NEB delivered its Reconsideration report to the Government of Canada, with an overall recommendation that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project is in the Canadian public interest and should be approved. The NEB will impose 156 conditions on the project if it is approved, and has made 16 new recommendations to the Government of

Canada. The recommendations relate to matters that fall outside of the NEB’s regulatory mandate, but within the authority of the Government of Canada. The Reconsideration report concludes that project-related marine shipping is “likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects on the Southern resident killer whale and on Indigenous cultural use associated with the Southern resident killer whale,” the NEB said in a release. The NEB also found that greenhouse gas emissions from project-related marine vessels would likely be significant. While a credible worst-case spill from the project or a project-related marine vessel is not likely, if it were to occur the environmental effects would be

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significant. While these effects weighed heavily in the NEB’s consideration of project-related marine shipping, the NEB recommends that the Government of Canada find that they can be justified in the circumstances, in light of the considerable benefits of the project and measures to minimize the effects. The NEB said considerable benefits of the project include increased access to diverse markets for Canadian oil; jobs created across Canada; the development of capacity of local and Indigenous individuals, communities and businesses; direct spending on pipeline materials in Canada; and considerable revenues to various levels of government. The Reconsideration specifically examined the impacts of project-related marine shipping related to the application of the Canadian

Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 and the Species at Risk Act (SARA), as per the Government’s direction to the NEB in September 2018. The NEB has completed the Reconsideration within the 155 day timeline required by the Government of Canada. If the project is approved by the Government, the company must comply with 156 conditions, covering a wide range of matters including: emergency preparedness and response, protection of the environment; consultation with affected Indigenous communities; socio-economic matters; pipeline safety and integrity; commercial support for the Project prior to construction; and financial responsibility on the part of the company. In addition, the NEB has made 16 recommendations to the Government of

Canada related to projectrelated marine shipping, including: cumulative effects management for the Salish Sea, measures to offset increased underwater noise and increased strike risk posted to SARA-listed marine mammal and fish species, marine oil spill response, marine shipping and small vessel safety, reduction of GHG emissions from marine vessels, and the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for the project. Dr. Robert Steedman, Chief Environment Officer, National Energy Board, said, “As indicated in the NEB’s report, the NEB has delivered a comprehensive, evidence-based, fair and meaningful review of project-related marine shipping, within the timeline required by the Government of Canada. The NEB listened to a range of diverse views and

carefully considered all of the evidence submitted, the results of which are reflected in the conclusions, conditions and recommendations presented in the report.” In the Reconsideration hearing, there were There were 118 intervenors who participated, including 52 Indigenous groups and individuals, and 8 federal government departments. Written evidence was filed by 81 intervenors. Another 44 intervenors asked information requests of other parties (including of Trans Mountain and federal government departments). There were 25 individual oral traditional evidence sessions in Calgary, Victoria and Nanaimo. The NEB’s Reconsideration report has now been submitted to the Government of Canada. The report is one of the factors that the Ź 3DJH $

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford when the NEB released its report. Speaking to reporters by phone, Moe said, “We’re in a challenging environment with respect to our regulatory environment in the energy industry, but also in our broader industrial industry. This particular project, I think it was six or seven

years ago now, that Kinder Morgan had made the decision to go forward with this project and go forward with the application process. “Here we are, six, seven years later, not a lot closer to seeing the project actually constructed, and each of you in that room, and myself, are now share-

holders in the project. “We need to have the broader conversation around a regulatory framework that works for our environment, works for economy, and actually allows private investors to come in and look at these projects and move them forward in a reasonable period of time.

“I understand there’s been some challenges through the existing Environmental Assessment Act. The options to that are to adjust it so that it works better, or to introduce a new piece of legislation. The federal government has chosen to introduce a new piece of legislation known as Bill C-69.

Bill C-69, in our opinion, and in many in industry’s opinion, is not the answer. It does move those goal posts further away and actually vibrate them around, if you will,� Moe said. “We need to find regulatory certainty as we move forward, and I fear Bill C-69 will not provide us with that.�

Crude-by-rail derailment at St. Lazare sees 37 cars leave tracks DERAILMENT OCCURS NEAR IMPORTANT RIVER, BUT GROUND, AND RIVER SURFACE, WERE FROZEN SOLID By Brian Zinchuk St. Lazare, Man. – In the early morning of Feb. 16, the reeve of the local rural municipality around St. Lazare, Man., was awoken. There had been a train derailment in the Assiniboine valley, south of town. Later that morning, that reeve would talk about the derailment to about 500 people who attended a rally for resources in Moosomin, about a 40-minute drive away. The focus of the rally was the need to get the Energy East Pipeline project revived, so that oil would not need to be transported by rail.

Aerial video taken by a drone flown over the derailment and posted on Facebook showed a number of excavators building a berm to contain the spilled oil before it reached the Assiniboine River, the drinking water source for the City of Brandon. With temperatures in the -30 C range for much of February, the ground, and river, were frozen solid. Later in the afternoon of Feb. 16, reporters who had attended the Moosomin rally were kept a long ways away, at the crest of the valley, as cleanup efforts were underway. It was

so far away that even with a high-magnification lens mounted on a sturdy tripod, one could barely make out the rail cars askew on the track. St. Lazare is on the CN mainline. Several trains were visible on the tracks west of the derailment, waiting. Asked for comment, CN sent this response by email to Pipeline News on Feb. 20: “CN’s environmental experts are continuing the clean-up of the site of Saturday morning’s 37 car derailment near St-Lazare, MB. None of the product

has entered the Assiniboine River. Train movements resumed at 12 pm local time on Sunday (Feb. 15).  The cause of this incident is under investigation. There were no fires or injuries. “CN apologizes for the inconveniences caused by our unfortunate derailment and would like to thank the first responders who attended the derailment site. “Monday, CN Executive Vice President Sean Finn, spoke directly with Mr. Jayme Corr, the owner of the Ranch near St-Lazare, MB, where the derailment occurred on Saturday

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United We Roll! convoy rolls through the prairies on Ĺ?ĆšĆ? Ç Ä‚Ç‡ ƚŽ KĆŠÄ‚Ç Ä‚ APPROXIMATELY 57 UNITS ROLL EASTWARD FROM VIRDEN ON DAY 2

By Brian Zinchuk Carnduff, Virden, Man. – After immense growing pains, the United We Roll! Convoy for Canada kicked off in Red Deer, Alta., early in the morning on Feb. 14. It made Regina, actually Emerald Park, that night. The next morning they set out again, stopping in Moosomin, then Virden, Man., before spending the night in Kenora, Ont. Their destination is Ottawa, where a rally is planned for Parliament Hill on Feb. 19. The key issues for the participants include pipelines, carbon tax, and energy policy. Glenn Carritt, owner of OP Fire & Safety in Innisfail, Alta., has been the leader of the convoy in more ways than one. Much of the effort has been due to his leadership, despite a falling out with other organizers in late January. That falling out led to the dropping of the Yellow Vests moniker, and

the renaming of the effort to “United We Roll.� His truck, a big red industrial fire truck, is number two in the convoy, following a pilot car. At each stop, he would pop the hood of the fire truck, allowing people to sign it, which they eagerly did. By the end of the convoy, the whole truck was covered with signatures. Speaking to Pipeline News in Virden, Carritt said, “You know, I can’t believe the support. We just pulled into Virden, here. And it’s been like this everywhere we’ve been going. We’ve got another 10 or 15 trucks going to join us. Some big rigs. Jason LeBlanc’s got his truck all decked out with the farmers. “This is about everybody. This is about everybody that’s got a disconnect with our current government. You know, veterans. This is fantastic. “We went through Strathmore, yesterday, and

we had 200 people. Medicine Hat, another 200. Everybody on the side of the road, they’re just supporting us like crazy. On the overpasses, it’s fantastic. This was evidenced as the group pulled out of Virden, with several groups of vehicles, as well as individuals, parked along service roads and at intersections, delighting to the blaring of horns as they waved the convoy on. A substantial number of those waving, both there and in various online posts as the convoy progressed, were wearing yellow vests. A substantial number of convoy participants did, too. At the Virden A&W, participants were able to grab donated bagged burgers, made for them, ready to go. A couple came up to Carritt in front of his truck and made a donation. The previous day at Maple Creek, a man provided free Ś 3DJH $

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Earlier that morning, ten vehicles – five smaller trucks, and five big rigs, departed Carnduff. As far as Pipeline News was able to determine, that group was the bulk of the Saskatchewan content going forward from Virden. As the convoy passed through Saskatchewan, several times people joined the convoy, travelled for a while, and turned back. This was something the organizers encouraged, as they understood many people couldn’t make the

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close to 300 Carritt said on Feb. 6 that they were expecting. Our count of clearly identifiable members of the convoy came in at 57 vehicles, plus or minus two. Additionally, the vast majority of vehicles leaving Virden were not “trucks,” in the sense of heavy trucks. Several other media outlets reported that the convoy was composed of semis, but that was not the case. The addition of the five semis (including two highly decaled grain trucks) from southeast Saskatchewan brought the total count of semis departing Virden to 15. The rest of the convoy was principally light vehicles, cars, vans, SUVs, minivans, a few medium duty trucks, and a passenger bus which was largely empty. Except for the flags, decals and signs, the convoy was nearly indistinguishable from the common traffic on that stretch of highway. A couple men who farm just east of Virden were parked along the

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As seen by numerous live broadcasts to social media, the convoy generally received a warm reception as it trekked across the prairies. Small knots of people, individuals in their cars or trucks, larger groups waving flags; this was seen throughout their journey across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It was only as the sun was setting that the convoy came across a group of less than a dozen counter-protesters. most of those counter-protesters were wearing scarves or balaclavas across their faces in the cold evening air, as were the RCMP members present. The counter-protesters were blocking the right lane of the TransCanada Highway eastbound on the edge of Winnipeg. CBC was there with the counter-protesters, as were several RCMP members and cars. Their sign said, “Great Plains Resistance. No Line 3 expansion. Shut it down.” Many in the convoy declared it was “Antifa” in their social media posts; counter-protests by a leftwing group who have stirred trouble at other protests and commonly wear masks. Many participants of the Facebook group have expressed concern to the point of paranoia about possible Antifa action in their online posts. This was also indicated in some conversations Pipeline News had with participants. Participants The dashboard thermometers at the Carnduff rally point early Feb. 15 showed -34 C. Guy Mehler of Estevan was travelling with his cousin, Ken Mehler, who had decorated his pickup with numerous pro-energy slogans. Guy said, “I’m a welder. I’ve been in this for a lot of years. I’m on my way out, but I’ve got a son and two grandsons on their way in. So there’s got to be a future for them, too. Asked what his issues were, he said, “Basically the same as everybody: pipelines, carbon tax. The two big ones.” Kent LaCoste with Jerry Mainil Ltd. in Weyburn, along with Joshua Mainil, was driving a decked out semi with Ź 3DJH $

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hŶŝƚĞĚ tĞ ZŽůů͊ ƌĂůůLJ ŽŶ ĂLJ Ϯ Ă ƋƵŝĞƚĞƌ ĂīĂŝƌ By Brian Zinchuk Ottawa – The second day of protest on Parliament Hill was a much more staid affair on Feb. 20, compared to the much more noisy Day 1 on Feb. 19. The semis, bus, pickups and cars again lined Wellington Street. They let out their air horn blasts. Several speakers took to the microphones. But this day, only one politician spoke, Lethbridge Conservative MP Rachael Harder. Most of the TV cameras were gone, and it was mostly convoy participants speaking to themselves. The number of live feeds on social media dropped substantially, as did the number of people watching. There were no screaming counter-protesters line up against a wall of police, whose yells where drowned out by repeated air horn blasts. It was an anticlimax to the energy of the day before. Glen Carritt, whose industrial fire truck was featured under almost every headline about the convoy for the past week, took the microphone. He had led the convoy halfway across the country. “We’ve been through some ups and downs and sideways,” he said. That statement could be taken

literally, as on this day their podium, and the convoy participants, were on the dry sidewalk. The first day on Parliament Hill they were forced to stand on the lawn in the kneedeep snow a few metres to the right, instead of the empty sidewalks which were lined with barricade fences. Using a sports analogy, Carritt said, “When you get the puck, you get hit. We got the puck.” Carritt said he was a peaceful, hardworking Albertan. With regards to the controversy regarding yellow vest involvement, he picked up and put on a red high visibility striped jacket that was hanging on the podium, as well as a red hardhat. He said, “Red jacket – same guy.” Then he took off the jacket and hardhat, and donned a yellow vest. “Yellow vest,” he said. “Guess what? Same guy!” Carritt said rallies had been held in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, but what really needed to happen was to bring trucks to Parliament Hill. And the big rigs of the convoy were parked right under the Prime Minister’s office, blaring their horns. He spoke of the journey across the country, with a core of 60 to 80 trucks after starting out

with 159. He knew many would only go part way. “We never knew for sure,” he said of their numbers. “Once we hit the Ontario border, we were completely overwhelmed,” Carritt said. He pointed out Canadians had common interests. “It was fantastic to see the support. “We had an extra 14 hours of travel because we wanted to stop and support these people,” he said of all the communities along the way where people came out and lined the road. “We pulled onto Parliament Hill, and we had a lot of watery eyes,” he said. “We’ve reached out to all of Canada. The whole country has become united with this convoy. We’re making history here. We’re going to keep making noise until we get change,” he said. Carritt also addressed an open question that has been floating around on social media – in particular, what will happen with the Go Fund Me money that was donated to support the convoy? By Feb. 20, one campaign for the United We Roll! convoy had raised $138,000. Pipeline News had been told two weeks previously that Carritt also had, at that point, control of most of the money from the origi-

nal Yellow Vest convoy, which had raised $93,000. With regards to this, Carritt told the crowd, “The money will get dispersed. Every person will be taken care of, no matter what.” He pointed out that when they left, the one campaign had $30,000, which was only enough to cover the expenses for a few big rigs. He also said it takes time for the money to be released from Go Fund Me. While initial plans were for the convoy to disperse from there, with each participant on their own coming back, Carritt indicated they would be travelling back together, and thanking the towns that supported them. Speakers Pat King said, “Mr. Trudeau, I’m here, and in my pocket, I have a pink slip, the same one I got when I was laid off in November.” “When I got laid off, I don’t know what kind of stress you have ever experienced, but if anybody here had family, when you get laid off in November, and Christmas is coming, and you can’t buy your kid a Christmas present, it starts to become very emotional at that point,” King said. “These people in these offices work for you. Make

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Trudeau responds to United We Roll! convoy By Brian Zinchuk Ottawa – On Feb. 20, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement in respond to the United We Roll! Convoy for Canada! which was blaring airhorns in front of his office on Feb. 19 and 20. Trudeau said, “We feel and share the frustration felt by many in Western Canada due to the lack of market access for our oil and gas. After ten years of inaction under Stephen Harper, 99 per cent of our oil exports are still sold at a discount to the United States. As a result, workers in our energy sector have faced real challenges and felt real anxieties. That’s why we’re moving forward in the right way, through meaningful consultation, on projects like the Line 3 replacement and the Trans Mountain Expansion. “We will always support the right of Canadians to be heard, but it is essen-

tial that their message not be co-opted by those who spew intolerant and divisive language.� The convoy and its participants protested for two days on Parliament Hill, holding their rally in deep snow of Parliament’s front lawn on Day 1 and on the sidewalk on Day 2. One of the issues the protesters in the United We Roll! convoy were concerned about is Bill C-48, which would formalize an oil tanker ban on the northern coast of British Columbia. Even before the ban was brought forward in legislation, the Liberal government’s move towards a ban, and a court ruling quashing previous approval under the Stephen Harper Conservative government, killed the project. National Resources Canada’s website states, with regards to Northern Gateway, “The Govern-

ment of Canada has directed the National Energy Board (NEB) to dismiss the Northern Gateway Pipelines project application. The Government has determined that the project is not in the public interest because it would result in crude oil tankers transiting through the sensitive ecosystem of the Douglas Channel, which is part of the Great Bear Rainforest. “The rainforest, with its diverse ecosystem of marine life, including whales, sea otters, dolphins and sea lions was admitted to the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy in September 2016. “A three-member Joint Review Panel was established by the Minister of the Environment and the Chair of the NEB in January 2010. The panel was responsible for the environmental assessment and regulatory review of the project, and in Decem-

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"The story here is all the people we united in Canada" Ĺť 3DJH $ “Absolutely blown away. I don’t even know what to say. Absolute emotion,â€? he said as the convoy participants hugged each other and shed their share of tears. The strains of Paul Brant singing C.J. McCall’s song, Convoy, played in the background. “Unbelievable, eh?â€? said Glen Carritt, the Innisfail councillor and owner of OP Fire & Safety. He led the convoy, and paid for much of its expenses as he waited for funds from Go Fund Me campaign to be released. He said it was “absolutely successful.â€? “The story here is all the people we united in Jay Riedel’s Ć?Ĺ?Ĺ?ĹśÄ‚ĆšĆľĆŒÄžÍ• Ĺ?Ĺś ƚŚĞ Ä?ÄžĹśĆšĆŒÄž ŽĨ ƚŚĹ?Ć? Ň Ä‚Ĺ?Í• Canada. Everywhere we went, Canadians do love can be seen as names are added to one of the each other. That’s the biggest story, right here.â€? Ň Ä‚Ĺ?Ć? ƚŚĂƚ Ç ÄžĆŒÄž Ć‰ĆŒŽžĹ?ŜĞŜƚ Ĺ?Ĺś ƚŚĞ hĹśĹ?ƚĞĚ tÄž ZŽůůÍŠ And as they came in from the cold, the song Ä?ŽŜǀŽLJ ƚŽ KĆŠ Ä‚Ç Ä‚Í˜ dĹšĹ?Ć? Ć?Ä?ĆŒÄžÄžĹśĆ?ŚŽƚ Ĺ?Ć? ĨĆŒŽž ĹšĹ?Ć? ĹŻĹ?ǀĞ played on in the background â€œâ€Ś we crashed the ĨĞĞĚ͕ ŚĂůĨ Ä‚Ĺś ĹšŽƾĆŒ Ä‚ĹŒ ÄžĆŒ ƚŚĞLJ ƉƾůůĞĚ Ĺ?Ĺś ZĞĚ ÄžÄžĆŒ gate, doing 98, I says let them truckers roll, 10-4.â€? ŽŜ &ÄžÄ?͘ ĎŽĎąÍ˜ WŚŽƚŽ Ä?ŽƾĆŒĆšÄžĆ?LJ :ĂLJ ZĹ?ĞĚĞů

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tĞLJÄ?ĆľĆŒĹś Ĺ?ĆŒŽƾƉ Ĺ?ĹŻÄ‚Äš ƚŚĞLJ Ç ÄžĹśĆš ƚŽ KĆŠÄ‚Ç Ä‚ ĨŽĆŒ Ä?ŽŜǀŽLJ ĆŒÄ‚ĹŻĹŻÇ‡ By Brian Zinchuk Regina – By the afternoon of Feb. 20, some of the Weyburn contingent in the United We Roll! convoy to Ottawa had made it back to the Land of Living Skies, having flown back. And to a one, they all thought the effort to take a message to Ottawa about the need for pipelines, opposition to the carbon tax, and related issues, was worth it. Dale Mainil, Josh Mainil, Terry Benning and Cliff Anderson spoke to Pipeline News on their way back from the Regina airport. Dale, Terry and Cliff has flown out to Ottawa. Josh had driven the Jerry Mainil Ltd. semi, which was covered with signs, along with Kent LaCoste. Josh was spelled off by Calvin Tracey, who flew out for the rally and would be driving back with Kent. Terry is a Weyburnarea farmer, and his semi grain truck, with giant decals on the side, was parked right at the gate to Parliament. It had been driven there by Doug Brownridge. Cliff owns Southern Glass in Weyburn, and Dale works with Jerry Mainil Ltd in addition to farming. Josh spent several years working on

Panther Drilling’s rigs, and now spends most of his time on the farm. Cliff said, “I’m glad I went. I went to see first hand what it was really like. I felt a bit like a pep rally.� He noted there were some on the fringes, including the counter protesters. But he said there were probably 30 counter-protesters, and many more people there as part of the United We Roll! group. “We had a big contingent,� he said. He wasn’t too pleased with the United We Roll! group being forced to stand in deep snow instead of on the dry sidewalk when they listened to the speeches. “The herded us like cattle,� he said. “We had a good turnout. It was a very positive thing,� Cliff said. Dale said, “I’d do it again. We’ve got to continue doing it.� He noted it was a big commitment, with eight to nine days of driving. “The United We Roll! crew did an excellent job coordinating,� Dale said. Josh, who drove in the convoy, said, “There was an unreal amount of support along the way. I’d like to know how many thousands

of people were along the road.� He said in several places, a couple hundred people could be seen, gathered along a few blocks in communities along the way. He was surprised at how many women he saw, holding their babies, having brought their families, to stand along the road and wave the convoy on. The four were impressed by the speech of Jason LeBlanc, an Estevan farmer and auctioneer, who spoke at length of the impact of the carbon tax on agriculture and society as a whole. “He delivered. It was a big undertaking,� Dale said. Terry’s truck with its big green and yellow sign, could be seen in a lot of the coverage. “I was quite pleased there was a couple of us representing agriculture,� he said, noting the carbon tax is something the ag sector hasn’t really thought about. “Somebody has to step up, and that’s why I did it,� he said. He’s going to keep the decals on the truck for a while, probably until the oil show this summer. Dale concluded by saying, “We’ve got to continue this.�

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USED INVENTORY 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT Extended/Double Cab 242,277 KMS, Stock # : S18029C ......................................................... $6,900 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT Crew Cab 236,836 KMS, Stock #: S17100B .......................................................... $8,000 2014 Jeep Compass North SUV, 125,690 KMS, Stock #: 18071B......$19,900 2011 Ram 1500 Sport - Bluetooth - Siriusxm - Fog Lamps Quad Cab 169,319 KMS, Stock #: S17401A ........................................................$21,900 2015 Chrysler 200 C - Navigation - Bluetooth Sedan 5,001 KMS, Stock #: 15001 ................................................................$22,900 2016 Jeep Patriot 75th Anniversary Edition - Bronze Trim SUV 28,005 KMS, Stock #: 19014A ............................................................$23,500 2014 Dodge Charger SXT Plus, 40,986 KMS, Stock #: 18208B .........$24,500 2014 Audi Q5, 98,855 KMS, Stock # : 18046A ...................................$25,900 2015 Jeep Cherokee Limited, 51,258 KMS, Stock # : 18253A ..........$28,600 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 82,694 KMS, Stock # : 19127A $28,900 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan GT, 44,521 KMS, Stock # : 18284A .......$30,900 2018 Ford Edge SEL, 33,112 KMS, Stock # : 18275A ........................$30,900 2016 Jeep Patriot Sport, 56,445 KMS, Stock # : 17497A...................$31,100 2014 Ram 1500 Sport, 96,528 KMS, Stock # : 18254C......................$31,900 2017 Dodge Journey SE Plus, 55 KMS, Stock # : 18289A .................$31,950 2014 Ford Edge Sport, 106,624 KMS, Stock # : S17307A..................$32,900 2016 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, 58,077 KMS, Stock # : 18060A ......$32,900 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, 40,500 KMS, Stock # : 19009A ......$34,976 2014 Dodge Durango R/T, 87,165 KMS, Stock # : 18263A ................$35,200

2014 Ram 1500 Sport Crew CAB 4WD 94,826 KMS Stock # : S17034A ..........................................................$35,300 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 37,855 KMS, Stock # : 18237A ...........................................................$35,900 2013 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew CAB 160,709 KMS, Stock # : 17196B .........................................................$35,900 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, Stock # : 18302A ..........................$36,100 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, Stock # : 18303A ..........................$36,100 2018 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 15 KMS, Stock # : S18083 .....................$36,250 2017 Ram 1500 ST, 25 KMS, Stock # : 18201A ..................................$36,600 2017 FIAT 500 Abarth, 38 KMS, Stock # : S17492 .............................$36,974 2014 Ram 1500 Longhorn, 140,550 KMS, Stock # : 17318C .............$38,200 2017 Dodge Journey GT, 77 KMS, Stock # : S17289 .........................$38,900 2017 Dodge Journey GT, 45 KMS, Stock # : S17450 .........................$38,900 2016 Cadillac SRX Premium, 14,256 KMS, Stock # : 19051B ...........$39,900 2018 Dodge Charger GT, 30 KMS, Stock # : S18010..........................$39,900 2017 Ram 1500 Sport, 54,972 KMS, Stock # : 18230B......................$41,900 2017 Dodge Journey GT, 6,380 KMS, Stock # : 18168A ....................$42,455 2018 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk, 25 KMS, Stock # : S18078 ............$42,500 2016 Ram 1500 Sport, 42,256 KMS, Stock # : 19055A ......................$42,900 2017 Jeep Cherokee North, 298 KMS,Stock # : S17054 ...................$43,320 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 31,878 KMS, Stock # : 18266A ...........................................................$43,900 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 10,490 KMS, Stock # : 18274A ...........................................................$44,400

2012 Ram 3500 Longhorn, 202,773 KMS, Stock # : 18280A .............$45,100 2017 Ram 1500 Rebel, 36,503 KMS, Stock # : 19071A .....................$46,990 2017 Jeep Cherokee North, 298 KMS, Stock # : S17054 ..................$43,320 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 31,878 KMS, Stock # : 18266A ...........................................................$43,900 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 10,490 KMS, Stock # : 18274A ...........................................................$44,400 2012 Ram 3500 Longhorn, 202,773 KMS, Stock # : 18280A .............$45,100 2017 Ram 1500 Rebel, 36,503 KMS Stock # : 19071A ......................$46,990 2014 Ram 3500 Laramie, 164,694 KMS, Stock # : 18309A ...............$46,990 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk 31,245 KMS, Stock # : 18282A ...........................................................$49,900 2016 GMC Yukon XL SLT, 56,481 KMS, Stock # : 18308A..................$51,990 2017 Ram 1500 Sport, 42 KMS, Stock # : S17467 .............................$52,900 2018 Dodge Charger R/T, 58 KMS, Stock # : S18058 ........................$56,850 2018 Ford F-150 Lariat, 11,731 KMS, Stock # : 18290A .....................$58,990 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 25 KMS, Stock # : S18241 ......$59,499 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 27 KMS, Stock # : S18261 ......$59,744 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 61 KMS, Stock # : S18251 ......$60,153 2017 Ram 1500 Sport, 12,382 KMS, Stock # : S17432 ......................$67,330 2018 Ram 1500 Sport, 1,865 KMS, Stock # : S18095 ........................$69,534 2016 Ram 1500 Laramie, 153,122 KMS, Stock # : 18154A ...............$70,830 2016 Jeep Compass Sport, 77 KMS, Stock # : 18240A ................ Please Call 2016 Ram 1500 Rebel, 46,026 KMS, Stock # : 19089A ................ Please Call 2014 Ram 1500 SLT, 100,530 KMS, Stock # : S17409A ................ Please Call

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