‘Come get me:’ Moe responds to federal minister comments on ‘illegal’ power generation
Premier Scott Moe issued a challenge of sorts after the federal environment minister responded to Saskatchewan’s plan to decide for itself whether to use coal for power generation past 2030 and natural gas past 2035.
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said earlier this week that violating the 2018 coal regulations, which are through the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, would be against the law and, furthermore, a violation of the Criminal Code.
In response Thursday, Moe said “come get me.”
“If Justin Trudeau’s the prime minister and Minister Guilbeault is the environment minister on Jan. 1, 2031, they can come get me,” he said.