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We need to get pipelines built in order for the quality of life of Canadians to improve
Jul 22, 2025
We need to get pipelines built in order for the quality of life of Canadians to improve
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Nevertheless, there was one brief
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reference in the throne speech about
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making Canada quote the world's leading
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energy superpower.
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Given such a passing reference, I don't
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think that this government fully
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appreciates just how important the
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natural resource sector is to our future
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prosperity, especially for Saskatchewan.
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In any given year, between 10 and 15% of
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the provincial government's budget comes
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from natural resource royalties.
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That means that 10 to 15% of the budget
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of every hospital, school, and
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provincial social service comes from
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getting Saskatchewan resources to
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market. 10 to 15% of the salary of every
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doctor, nurse, teacher, and social
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worker depends on the natural resource
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sector.
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But if we cannot get Saskatchewan
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resources to market, if we cannot get
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oil, gas, pod ash, and uranium to the to
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their customers, then it becomes that
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much more difficult to build hospitals
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and schools and to hire more nurses and
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teachers. And as a result, government
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services and quality of life
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deteriorate.
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So, this raises the obvious question.
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What is the best way for a landlocked
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province like Saskatchewan to get its
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resources to markets both in Canada and
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around the world? Well, for oil and gas,
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the obvious answer is pipelines.
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We need to get pipelines built in order
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for the quality of life of Canadians to
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improve.
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So it is certainly concerning that the
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throne speech contained so little about
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developing our natural resource sector.
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There was the mention about creating a
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new major federal project office which
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one would hope would approve and speed
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up pipeline projects.
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But unfortunately in his first question
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period on Wednesday, the prime minister
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refused to answer whether new pipelines
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would be approved. He left it to his
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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
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to clarify, quote, "We will support new
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pipelines if there is consensus in
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Canada for them," unquote.
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Mr. Speaker, the prime minister cannot
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even come to a consensus within his own
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cabinet about getting pipelines built.
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So, how is he going to come to a
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consensus all across the country? I
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would suggest that as long as the former
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Minister of the Environment, the orange
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jumpsuitw wearing CN Tower climbing
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member from Laurier St. Marie is still
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sitting around the cabinet table, then
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new pipeline projects will never see the
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light of day in this country.
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