Overview

• Danielle Smith and Scott Moe held a joint press conference to renew nine demands, including overhauling the Impact Assessment Act, lifting the northern B.C. tanker ban, eliminating the oil and gas emissions cap and scrapping clean electricity regulations.
• The federal government introduced Bill C-5 to grant cabinet sweeping five-year powers for fast-tracking approvals of infrastructure megaprojects deemed in the national interest.
• Smith urged Ottawa to announce a list of at least 20 substantial projects spanning mining, transmission, power and pipelines to signal Canada’s economic direction.
• Both premiers stressed that private investment must drive new resource developments to avoid reliance on federal taxpayer dollars.
• Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to meet with Smith and Moe in Ontario from July 21 to 23 to continue negotiations on energy and resource development.