Saskatchewan will be filing what’s known as an amicus brief in support of 21 States in the U-S, fighting President Biden’s decision to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline.
The move allows Saskatchewan to appear as a friend of the court, offering information and expertise on a matter before the court.

Justice Minister and Attorney General Gordon Wyant says, “The cancellation of this pipeline will have a significant negative impact on resource sector jobs in Saskatchewan and across North America,” He says. “It will ultimately make the U-S more dependent on rail for Canadian oil imports, which costs more, emits more greenhouse gases, and presents a larger risk to the environment.”

On January 20th, President Biden signed an Executive Order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline. As a response, on March 17th, Texas, Montana and 19 other states began litigation against the Biden administration.

The states argue that President Biden’s cancellation of the permit is unconstitutional.
Saskatchewan’s amicus brief will focus on the implications of the decision to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline on Saskatchewan, its economy and its people.

The Keystone XL Pipeline was first proposed in 2008 by TC Energy (then known as TransCanada Corporation). It is intended to originate in Alberta and pass through Saskatchewan before entering the United States at the Saskatchewan-Montana border.

The pipeline is intended to deliver 830,000 barrels of oil produced in Alberta and Montana to refineries in Texas, and would result in a significant boost to the Canadian resource sector.