🇨🇦 Mark Carney
West Coast pipeline deadline day: Carney, Smith to make announcement in Fort McMurray
What happened
On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith are set to make an announcement regarding a proposed pipeline project from Alberta to British Columbia's south coast. The announcement will take place in Fort McMurray, where the Alberta government said they will be joined by Pembina Pipeline Corporation president and CEO Scott Burrows. This comes as Ottawa's deadline to decide whether to designate the project as a national interest passes. The project would be owned by Trans Mou
Why it matters
The proposed pipeline project is significant because it would provide a new shipping route for Alberta's oil to international markets. The project's designation as a national interest would place it within Ottawa's accelerated major-projects framework. The pipeline's completion could potentially boost Canada's oil exports.
Key facts
- A 1,250-kilometre pipeline would carry up to one million barrels of crude oil from Bruderheim, Alta. to a port south of Vancouver.
- The pipeline is estimated to cost between $35.2 billion and $43.7 billion.
- The project was referred to the government's major projects office with the Alberta government listed as the proponent.
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