The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that Alberta Premier Rachel Notley
says Canadians are closer to seeing a
new pipeline built in this country
than at any point in the past year.
The Globe's Justin Giovannetti and Kelly Cryderman write that the Premier has expressed support
in recent weeks for three
proposed pipelines that would
link Alberta's oil sands to the Atlantic
Ocean, Northern British Columbia's Pacific
Coast and an export
terminal near Vancouver. One of
those projects, Enbridge's Northern
Gateway pipeline from Edmonton
to Kitimat, B.C., had seemed
stalled before Ms. Notley said last week that she
was dropping her opposition.
On Tuesday, she said that Canada
was "absolutely" closer to a
new pipeline because of her
province's new carbon tax.
Responding to Ms. Notley's
remarks, federal Natural
Resources Minister Jim Carr
agreed, "By virtue of the fact that
there's more certainty and clocks
are ticking on approval processes,
we are closer to a decision,
that's true." Along with stricter climate
rules in Alberta, Ms. Notley said
that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's
cabinet better understands
the importance of
building pipelines for Canada's
economy.
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