Moe wants a western provincial firewall!! Global News reported that:
"The idea of western alienation became one of the dominant
political themes in Saskatchewan and Alberta throughout 2019.
Much of this frustration with Ottawa has been spurred
policies like the carbon tax, changes to the environmental assessment
legislation like Bill C-69, and issues in getting resources to international
markets.
“I think those issues have been identified by not just
myself, they’ve been identified by many people across the province and also the
prime minister on election night, as we saw the results with 14 Conservative
MPs. That was very noticed by myself and so many others,” Premier Scott Moe
said in a year-end interview with Global News.
The Conservative sweep of Saskatchewan in the Oct. 21
federal election can be seen as the climax to a growing sense of the Prairie’s
frustration with Ottawa. After all, 2019 began with anti-carbon tax truck
convoys to Ottawa, a similar convoy and rally in Regina and two unsuccessful
court challenges against the pollution price in Saskatchewan and Ontario
respectively.
This year also saw the rise of a Wexit movement. While it
appears to be a fringe movement, questions on Moe’s view of Wexit dogged the
premier since the election. ...
Growing that independence will be a key piece of the
government’s agenda heading into 2020. Moe said there are three priorities;
growing economic independence through opening international trade offices,
financial independence with a balanced budget and third — looking for other
areas to assert independence from Ottawa.
“We’ve talked about immigration independence and
opportunities around collecting our own taxes,” Moe said.
“So this is where we’re going. This is where we have the
opportunity to form our future, if you will.”
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