The announcement comes days after Ball said he will call a provincial election before summer. “I would also give anything to see the look on the faces of those who championed confederation in the 1940s. If they could only see ... the significant benefits that would be coming our way to our province 70 years later,” Ball said. It also establishes a mechanism of arbitration for disputes between the two governments related to the agreement. Ball announced last year that he plans to double the province’s offshore oil production by 2030.

Source: thestar April 01, 2019 22:26 UTC