John Horgan

British Columbia's new NDP government may have given the green light to the Site C Dam through gritted teeth, but that doesn't mean they're going to add new environmental conditions to make it safer.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is to go on tour later this month to stump for the Trans Mountain pipeline, but is resisting opposition calls to wield a big stick against its opponents.

Two unlikely allies in the Canadian federation say they want more time to review an urgent push by Kinder Morgan to get around the rules for construction permits needed for its west coast pipeline expansion project. Meantime, the Texas-based pipeline operator at the heart of the controversy says it's losing patience because of the persistent delays.

A letter about scientific research triggered immediate denials in a flurry of emails from officials within government in the days before the Trudeau Liberals approved two major pipeline projects.