Alberta's two main political rivals had opposing messages about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion during their election campaigns on Monday, April 8, 2019.
United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney took his pro-pipeline message to the heart of Alberta's oilpatch on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, and promised to push back on policies he said are hollowing out Canada's core industry.
Alberta's two main political leaders used the only election debate to drill in on trust, with Jason Kenney saying Rachel Notley can't run the economy and Notley saying Kenney's moral compass needs a major readjustment.
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says it's short-sighted and irresponsible for her UCP opponent to keep attacking her relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Environmental legislation proposed by British Columbia is specifically targeting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and would significantly impact it, the project's proponent and the Alberta government argued on Thursday, March 21, 2019.
British Columbia is not trying to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but it is attempting to prevent environmental damage and hold the corporation responsible for the cleanup of a spill, a lawyer argued on Monday, March 18, 2019.
The National Energy Board says Canada's existing export pipelines are running at maximum efficiency and the only way to realistically get more oil to market through pipelines is to build more of them.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says his state shares concerns with British Columbia about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and will continue to voice its objections any way it can.
The National Energy Board will hear oral traditional evidence from Indigenous groups in the coming weeks as part of its new review of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Brian Pallister's abrupt about-face on a carbon tax came after the Manitoba premier felt like he was being used as a prop by Ottawa, and sources say it was a surprise to most in his own caucus.