Prime minister of Canada Justin Trudeau (L) with premier of Quebec François Legault (R) shake hands during a meeting with Canadian prime ministers in Montreal, on December 7, 2018 at the Marriott Chateau Champlain. MARTIN OUELLET-DIOTTE / AFP/Getty Images On…
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Kenney says bills C-48, C-69 ‘prejudicial attack on Alberta’; bring referendum on equalization closer
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Friday he was “profoundly disappointed” that the Senate passed bills C-48 and C-69 Thursday. He called Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, “a prejudicial attack on Alberta, banning from Canada’s northwest coast only one product…
Bob Layton: How approved is the Trans Mountain expansion project?
So, the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has been approved. READ MORE: Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to proceed On paper. We have a lot of words and we have a lot of promises — on both sides. Prime…
B.C. government open to continuing Trans Mountain fight in court, premier says
B.C. Premier John Horgan says he is disappointed with the decision by the federal government to re-approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and vows to continue fighting the project in court. Horgan says the province will continue all the way…
Liberals give Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a re-start after review
June 18 2019 4:48pm Tuesday’s long-awaited decision to reapprove the contentious project comes nine months after the Federal Court of Appeal ripped up the original federal approval. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] !=…
As Trans Mountain decision looms, poll suggests majority of B.C. still supports pipeline
With the federal government set to decide whether to give the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion the green light again, B.C. is preparing for another round of fighting over the controversial project. But a new poll released Monday suggests a majority…
Canada set to approve Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Trudeau unlikely to benefit
Canada looks set to approve a hotly-debated plan to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline this week, people familiar with the process told Reuters, but the move is unlikely to help Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rebuild flagging support ahead of an…
Friday’s letters: Calgary unprepared for oil downturn
Hundreds of Calgary business owners rallied outside Calgary City Hall to protest huge hikes in business taxes on Monday morning June 10, 2019. Gavin Young / Postmedia Re. “Calgary tax fiasco a cautionary tale,” Elise Stolte, June 12 The tax…
Provincial energy ministers condemn feds after majority of Bill C-69 amendments rejected
After the federal government announced it would be accepting half of the Senate’s recommended amendments to Bill C-69, energy ministers from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario stood firm with respect to their position on the legislation, saying the bill shouldn’t be…
Tory premiers ‘playing games’ with national unity in letter opposing C-69: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative premiers are “playing games” with national unity by threatening the country’s future if they don’t get their way on two environmental bills. The six premiers said in a letter to Trudeau Monday that he…