Take two: Alberta lauds federal re-approval of Trans Mountain pipeline project
Posted June 18, 2019 9:47 pm.
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is lauding the federal government’s decision to approve for a second time the construction of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project.
But Kenney says he won’t be celebrating until shovels are in the ground and the project, which triples the capacity of the existing
line, is built.
Kenney also says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to do more on other fronts to the get more Canadian oil to global markets.
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He reiterated his call for Ottawa to accept amendments on Bill C-69, which changes how energy projects are assessed.
Critics say the bill, as it stands, would make it very difficult for energy mega-projects like pipelines to get built.
Kenney also urged Trudeau again to abandon Bill C-48, which would ban oil tanker traffic on the northern coast of British Columbia.
(The Canadian Press)
