CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau is headed west next week with plans to give a speech to a Calgary business audience a day ahead of a deadline set by Kinder Morgan for its controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The Calgary Chamber of Commerce, which announced the event set for May 30, says the speech will focus on securing Canada's economic future. Kinder Morgan suspended all non-essential construction on the Trans Mountain project in April, citing obstruction by … [Read more...]
Vancouver, Squamish pipeline challenges dismissed by court in B.C.
VICTORIA - The City of Vancouver and Squamish Nation have lost legal challenges aimed at quashing an environmental assessment certificate issued by the British Columbia government for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The B.C. Supreme Court issued separate written judgments today in the cases. The previous B.C. Liberal government issued the certificate in January 2017, about two months after the federal government gave the project the green light. The city argued the province … [Read more...]
Northern B.C. gas pipeline designed to supply LNG industry wins NEB approval
CALGARY - The National Energy Board has approved construction of a natural gas pipeline originally intended to supply the Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal near Port Edward, B.C., even though that $36-billion project was cancelled last July. The NEB says it will grant an amendment to Nova Gas Transmission Ltd., a subsidiary of Calgary-based TransCanada Corp., to remove the requirement that its construction be preceded by a positive investment decision on the liquefied natural gas … [Read more...]
Oilsands tailings pond approval terms shortened for former Shell facilities
CALGARY - The Alberta Energy Regulator says it has approved tailings pond management plans for two former Shell Canada oilsands mines in northern Alberta but has identified "deficiencies" in the plans that must be addressed over the next three or four years. The regulator says the plans associated with the mines are inadequate in dealing with existing fluid tailings ponds, their proposed reclamation plans are uncertain over the medium and long term and there are concerns about the proposed … [Read more...]
Alberta refuses to endorse official statement from western premiers meeting
Alberta has refused to endorse the official statement stemming from the western premiers meeting in Yellowknife because it didn’t include support for the Trans Mountain pipeline. The final communique deals with issues such as pharmacare and legalization of marijuana. Alberta deputy premier Sarah Hoffman said without the wealth that would flow from the expansion of the pipeline, all discussions on such issues are moot. “All of this costs money and we have one way to ensure we have that money … [Read more...]
Ecuadorian Villagers lose fight to have Chevron Canada pay US$9.5 billion
TORONTO - The Canadian subsidiary of U.S.-based oil giant Chevron Corp. cannot be held liable for a US$9.5-billion award a court in Ecuador ordered against the parent company in favour of Ecuadorian villagers, Ontario's top court ruled on Wednesday. Even though the Court of Appeal expressed sympathy for the plight of the Indigenous villagers, it found that ordering Calgary-based Chevron Canada to pay them in what it called a "tragic case" would amount to twisting current laws out of all … [Read more...]
Singh says No to Trans Mountain, maybe to running in B.C. byelection
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he now opposes expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline — but he insists it has nothing to do with the fact a House of Commons seat is opening up in a riding where supporting the pipeline could hurt his chances. With two NDP premiers at odds over the project, Singh has tried to remain neutral, assailing Ottawa's review process and the federal government's reasoning in approving the expansion. Today, however, Singh says Finance Minister Bill Morneau's … [Read more...]
Notley to skip western premiers meeting today, but slams leader who’s there
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley won't be at today's meeting of the western premiers in Yellowknife, but she made some choice remarks about one of the leaders who will be there. Notley told reporters yesterday that B.C. Premier John Horgan is trying to shut down the Trans Mountain pipeline and take $15 billion out of the Canadian economy. Notley says she is not attending the conference because her time is better spent making sure the pipeline project goes ahead, and that the … [Read more...]
No suitors emerge for pipeline project stake as Kinder Morgan deadline looms
CALGARY - With just over a week remaining until the May 31 deadline set for abandoning its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, no suitors have publicly emerged to step into builder Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.'s shoes. Analysts and observers say they remain perplexed by Finance Minister Bill Morneau's comment last week that "plenty of investors would be interested in taking on this project," after the federal government said it would offer an "indemnity" or insurance to guarantee it is … [Read more...]
Morneau pressed to reveal true cost for families from federal carbon tax
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre repeatedly tried to squeeze answers out of Finance Minister Bill Morneau during a marathon Commons session Tuesday night that featured a barrage of questions on the potential costs of the federal carbon tax for Canadian families. Poilievre was the first political rival to get a crack at Morneau during what was expected to last as long as four hours. Opponents have been keen to crack the minister's message-track veneer, which includes exposing what … [Read more...]
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