The Globe and Mail reports in its Monday edition the push is on to help TransCanada win approval for its Energy East pipeline from Alberta to New Brunswick. The Globe's Shawn McCarthy writes Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford said Friday he and other federal ministers will be travelling to Quebec to highlight advances Ottawa has made regulating pipelines and maritime oil transport. Mr. Rickford also said Ottawa will soon introduce legislation to impose tougher rules on pipeline operators. Environmentalists have been battling in British Columbia and in the United States to block the construction of pipelines and export terminals, citing both risks of spills and the rapidly growing GHG emissions from the oil sands that will make it difficult for Canada to meet and exceed its emission targets. Now, TransCanada is facing mounting opposition to the Energy East project, particularly in Quebec where support for tough climate action is strongest in the country. In addition to insisting that a greater focus be placed on climate change, Ontario and Quebec want TransCanada to include consultations with first nations and assurances Central Canadian natural-gas consumers will not be hurt.