Souris-Moose Mountain MP Robert Kitchen is reflecting on some of the highlights of the past year, and the challenges he saw in Canada in 2018.
“Much of 2018 was spent holding Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to account for their failures on many fronts,” said Kitchen. “These failures include his government’s job-killing carbon tax, the ill thought-out plan to shut down coal-fired power, which will have devastating impacts on many communities in the riding, and his blatant lack of support for Canada’s energy industry in general.
“Trudeau also insinuated that farmers are tax cheats, and proposed changes to the law that would have resulted in farmers having to sell their businesses to strangers, rather than making it easier to pass their farms on to the next generation of their family.”
Kitchen says the Conservative Party of Canada’s leader, Andrew Scheer, would represent all Canadians.
“He, and all of us in the Conservative caucus, recognize the great work and innovative practices that our farmers and ranchers use, like enabling the capture of carbon for crops, and all that they do to provide secure, affordable food products to Canadians and around the world,” said Kitchen.
The Souris-Moose Mountain MP says Scheer also understands the negative effects that a carbon tax would have, particularly on those in rural areas, and he is firmly against making life more expensive for hardworking Canadians.
Scheer also supports Canada’s energy industry wholeheartedly, Kitchen said, and has committed to scrapping the carbon tax, cleaning up Canada’s regulatory regime, and ending foreign meddling in pipeline approvals.
“As Conservatives, we are proud of Canada’s energy sector and the wealth and prosperity it brings to all Canadians,” said Kitchen.
Kitchen pointed out that Scheer has also been receptive when they have talked about the impact of shutting down the coal industry, specifically in Estevan, Bienfait, and Coronach.
“Unlike the current government, he knows that the shutdown will have serious negative repercussions, not just on those directly employed at places like Shand, Boundary Dam, or Poplar River, but on everyone in the surrounding communities due to the trickle-down effect,” said Kitchen.
“This is an issue that I am passionate about, and I know our caucus will continue to fight for those who will be impacted by this poorly made Liberal plan.”
As 2019 is an election year, Kitchen said the Conservative Party will continue to hold Trudeau and his government to account for their decisions. They understand that Saskatchewan and all of Western Canada needs representation and support; not just when it is convenient, but at all times, good and bad.
