'The federal government can't interfere': Sask. will not comply with federal clean electricity regulations

The Government of Saskatchewan announced that it will not comply with the incoming federal clean electricity regulations.

The Government of Saskatchewan announced that it will not comply with the incoming federal clean electricity regulations.

The decision comes on the heels of a report by the Saskatchewan Economic Impact Assessment Tribunal criticizing the federal plan, which aims to eliminate fossil fuel-generated power in ten years.

Saskatchewan Minister of Justice Bronwyn Eyre told CTV News on Tuesday the regulations would hurt the province’s economy.

“We will not participate in federal economic harm to our province, our economy, and our way of life,” said Eyre.

“The federal government can’t interfere with provincial industry the way they are with the clean electricity regulations.”

The justice minister believes the regulations are unconstitutional, as provinces govern their own power.

Eyre and Dustin Duncan, Minister for the Crown Investment Corporation held a news conference Tuesday, which followed an announcement earlier in the day by the special tribunal tasked with looking at the impact the electricity regulations would have on Saskatchewan.