Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'm pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the motion regarding the Liberal government's recently announced emissions cap and methane reduction regulations.
I would like to read a quote regarding these regulations from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, if I may, which was released on December 7:
Despite the federal government's stated objective that the emission cap should not put a limit on Canadian oil and natural gas production, the unintended consequences of the draft framework announced today of a cap-and-trade system with an interim target of a 35% to 38% emissions reductions below 2019 by 2030 could result in significant curtailments—making this draft framework effectively a cap on production. At a time when the country's citizens are experiencing a substantial affordability crisis, coincident with record budget deficits, the federal government risks curtailing the energy Canadians rely on, along with jobs and government revenues the energy sector contributes to Canada.
That was from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
I would also like to read, for the record, what Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe said regarding these announcements. He said:
These new federal policies will have serious economic impacts on Canadians and limit our sustainable Canadian energy products from providing heat and electricity to the world.
He also said:
Saskatchewan remains opposed to the new methane regulations and the oil and gas emissions cap, and we will protect our constitutional right to build our economy in accordance with the priorities of Saskatchewan families and businesses.
I would like to read one more quote, if I may, Mr. Chair:
We've been clear about our concerns about federal intrusion into matters of natural resources.... We've expressed concerns about our ability to meet those targets.
Mr. Chair, that is from Carla Beck, the official opposition leader of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. She is the leader of the provincial NDP.
Both parties in Saskatchewan are opposed to these announcements, because this will be detrimental to the livelihoods of people who earn a living in the oil and gas sector. It will be detrimental to first nations communities that rely on the natural resource sector, and it will be detrimental to provincial governments, whose budgets rely on oil and gas royalties.
I oppose these new regulations unequivocally, and so do the people of Saskatchewan.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.