Kinder Morgan

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Trudeau’s blinkered definition of ‘national interest’

Our national interest is served by making decisions based on science and respect for Indigenous rights — not through crass political compromises and back room deals, writes environmental activist Tzeporah Berman.

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

By Tzeporah Berman | Opinion, Energy, Politics | February 23rd 2018

Notley ends B.C. wine ban

B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced new legal action to defend his province's rights to introduce environmental regulations that could stop Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion project. His announcement was interpreted as a concession that prompted Alberta to end its ban on B.C. wines.

By Canada's National Observer | News, Energy, Politics | February 22nd 2018

Ian Anderson, Kinder Morgan Canada, Vancouver Board of Trade, Trans Mountain expansion

Kinder Morgan to blame for pipeline schedule, NEB filings reveal

Ottawa and Alberta are steaming over so-called pipeline “delays,” but documents filed with the National Energy Board (NEB) reveal their anger should be directed at Kinder Morgan itself, not the City of Burnaby or British Columbia. The Trudeau and Notley governments are in an uproar over what amounts to a missed deadline that was fabricated by the company.

Opinion

By Robyn Allan | Opinion, Energy | February 21st 2018

Debi Daviau, Katie Gibbs, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, PIPSC, Evidence for Democracy, Ottawa, March for Science

Senior bureaucrats 'clinging' to Harper government rules

One respondent said they had seen no change in restrictions to sharing the government's science findings. "There is still a cadre of managers who were very comfortable with the tight rules under the Harper government and are clinging to them," said that respondent.

By Mike De Souza | News, Politics | February 21st 2018

President Donald Trump, State of the Union address, House chamber, U.S. Capitol,

OPINION: We created this economy, now let's change it

This see no evil, hear no evil approach to climate change isn't working anymore, writes celebrated Canadian scientist David Suzuki.

Opinion

By David Suzuki | Opinion, Energy, Politics | February 21st 2018

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister's Office, Parliament Hill, National Observer, Kinder Morgan, Sandy Garossino

Trudeau didn't act in good faith in dealings with Kinder Morgan

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has admitted what many Canadians believed for some time—the approval of Trans Mountain’s expansion was always a foregone conclusion.

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

By Robyn Allan | Opinion, Energy, Politics | February 19th 2018

B.C. wine, British Columbia, Alberta, Kinder Morgan, Trans Mountain, trade

B.C. challenges Alberta's ban on wine over pipeline expansion dispute

Trade Minister Bruce Ralston said Alberta's actions threaten the livelihood of the families that have worked to build B.C.'s wine industry.

By The Canadian Press | News, Energy, Politics | February 19th 2018

Justin Trudeau, Sandy Garossino, Ottawa, Kinder Morgan

Trudeau's toughest challenge

Yet even if Kinder Morgan clears the hurdle of a First Nations court challenge and First Nations activism, it must then confront formidable opposition from BC environmental activists. For better or worse, not every goal a government sets is politically achievable.

By Sandy Garossino | Analysis, Energy, Politics | February 19th 2018

Jagmeet Singh reaches out to delegates as he leaves the NDP convention stage with his fiancée Gurkiran Kaur on Feb. 17, 2018 in Ottawa. Photo by Alex Tétreault

Jagmeet Singh takes same position as John Horgan in Kinder Morgan pipeline dispute

As New Democrats closed their policy convention in Ottawa on Sunday, Jagmeet Singh said the $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion needs a more thorough environmental assessment before construction.

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Energy, Politics | February 18th 2018

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh addresses the party's national convention in Ottawa on Feb. 17, 2018. Photo by Alex Tétreault

NDP's Jagmeet Singh steers clear of oil and pipelines in Ottawa

Jagmeet Singh didn’t touch on oil, pipelines, or energy development when he addressed hundreds of NDP delegates at a national convention in Ottawa on Saturday. Rather, in a speech punctuated often by delegates standing to applaud and cheer “NDP” or “Jagmeet Singh,” the federal NDP leader focused first his policies for taking on economic inequality, then racism and intolerance.

By Trish Audette-Longo | News, Politics | February 17th 2018

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