Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith expressed objections Monday to comments made by federal Justice Minister David Lametti that suggest the feds could consider rescinding natural resource agreements with the provinces.
Moe said on April 10 that it was “outrageous” that Lametti told the Assembly of First Nation’s Special Chiefs in Ottawa that he would consider rescinding the 1930s Natural Resources Transfer Agreements.
The agreements give constitutional control over respective natural resources to the three Prairie Provinces—Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba.
The April 5 meeting between Lametti, other government officials, and various indigenous communities was to discuss the federal government’s work with respect to the United Nationals Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and included a question and answer period with the justice minister….