Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs says she’s continuing to stand up for Canadian workers and the country’s energy and natural resources sector.
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Stubbs, who serves as the Conservative Shadow Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, recently pressed the federal government on what she describes as anti-development laws that have made Canada less competitive in critical minerals and energy production.
During recent meetings of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Stubbs questioned expert witnesses about how red tape and regulatory delays are driving investment and jobs to other countries.
“The same government several years ago announced a so-called critical mineral strategy, but as you’ve pointed out, Canada has fallen far behind major global mining competitors and we’re in a race to get to global markets,” Stubbs said on Oct. 20.
“Do you have comments on the disproportionate red tape or timelines that proponents face in Canada, say, compared to the United States or other major global mining competitors?”
Three days later, Stubss raised similar concerns with Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, a natural resources expert, arguing federal policies are holding back Canadian companies.
“It’s key that our own domestic government will take off these anti-development laws and costs so our own developers can compete,” she said. “Canada can play such a crucial geopolitical role, and it is all tied to our critical mineral, rare earth metal and core commodity development.”
Stubbs also commented on ConocoPhillips’ recent announcement of layoffs at its Canadian operations, calling it another blow to workers caused by what she called the Liberals’ “anti-energy agenda.”
“Just weeks before Christmas, workers in Calgary, Northern Alberta and British Columbia will have to go home and tell their families they’ve lost their jobs,” she said. “This is the direct result of Liberal anti-energy policies that continue to drive out companies that did believe in Canada and Canadian workers.”
She also pushed back on recent comments by Prime Minister Mark Carney, saying young Canadians have already sacrificed enough.
“Mark Carney, the 60-year-old multimillionaire banker and globalist big corporate CEO, told a room full of struggling students they are the ones who need to sacrifice more?” Stubbs said. “Young Canadians, who are the future and will continue to build this country long after I’m gone, have sacrificed enough.”
Stubbs also criticized what she described as the government’s failure to secure a trade deal with the United States, saying Canadians were promised results that haven’t materialized.
“Mark Carney told Canadians he was the man with the plan and he would negotiate a win with President Trump and get a deal for Canada by July 21,” she said. “Well, now it’s October and Canadians have just been painfully reminded that Canada still has no deal with our next door neighbour.”
Recently, Stubbs voted in favour of a Conservative motion asserting that deficits drive investment and jobs down, while raising the cost of living. She also supported a successful amendment calling on the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff and the CEO of Brookfield to appear before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, regarding potential conflicts of interest.
Stubbs said she remains committed to fighting for Lakeland residents and Canadians across the country, working with her Conservative colleagues to lower taxes, strengthen public safety, and promote Canada’s natural resource sector.
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