Kinder Morgan CEO says Trans Mountain may be untenable; Notley, Kenney clash

Kinder Morgan CEO says Trans Mountain may be untenable; Notley, Kenney clash

Kinder Morgan CEO says Trans Mountain may be untenable; Notley, Kenney clash

Clovechok also wrote in his report that highway security is one of the biggest concerns in the Columbia River-Revelstoke riding.

Trudeau said he is "not ready" to say Canada is buying the pipeline outright or even putting in an equity stake.

Trudeau said he is also willing to discuss with Horgan additional environmental protections that could give B.C. confidence over its shorelines and marine environments, but accused Horgan of refusing to tell him for almost a year what gaps Horgan feels exist in the existing or promised protections under the Oceans Protections Plan.

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"The pipeline is still there, but the High Commission removed the banners". You also told oil and gas executives at a March 2017 energy conference in Texas that "No country would find 173 billion barrels of oil in the ground and just leave them there".

Consequently, if approved and built, the number of oil tankers travelling through the Burrard Inlet is projected to increase sevenfold.

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Michelle Nahanee, a member of the Squamish Nation, Creative Director of Nahanee Creative Inc., and a signatory to the letter says; "Countless business leaders have worked tirelessly to build a thriving and diverse economy that is now directly threatened by this unnecessary project". "Yesterday (April 15) we didn't get any clarity".

"Horgan said in 2016 that our premier made no attempt to persuade him to support Trans Mountain when they met".

The B.C. government has opposed the expansion project since it formed government.

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Perhaps the strangest wrinkle to unfold in this never-ending saga was the political reaction to Kinder Morgan's announcement two Sundays ago that it was halting non-essential activities on the pipeline and, blaming the B.C. government's obstructionism, had set May 31 as a deadline to decide whether to proceed.

Enter Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, who has slammed the federal government for running roughshod over B.C.'s interests.

"The courts are going to weigh in on the side of local interests, provincial interests on the side of NIMBYism to prevent national development", he said. Without the primary source of feedstock flowing from Trans Mountain, "the refinery would be unable to maintain operations", Parkland said in a statement.

Notley adds the Kinder Morgan bigshot's comments don't line up with what she's been hearing from the company. He said 44 communities signed benefit agreements with Kinder Morgan on the project, including 33 in B.C.

"We've pointed out there are significant differences between governments, and those differences are outside of our ability to resolve", Kean said. "I believe firmly in the rule of law and that means that when one engages in civil disobedience one has to be prepared to deal with the penalty that might be forthcoming", he said.

"It's become clear this particular investment may be untenable for a private party to undertake", said Kean. The escalating inter-provincial tensions of the last week and a half, he said, "have confirmed those views".

It should be Ottawa, but what does a federal government do when a province gives it the finger?

So far, about 200 people have been arrested at a construction zone near the pipeline's terminal site in Burnaby for allegedly breaking a court injunction keeping protesters away. Those now facing criminal prosecution include Elizabeth May, the federal Green Party leader and its lone MP, and NDP MP Kennedy Stewart.

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British Columbia has announced it will head to court by month end to clarify the province's jurisdiction over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Not surprisingly, when a Vancouver Sun online poll asked readers if they were surprised by the outcome of the so-called pipeline summit, 80 per cent agreed with the comment, "No, this is exactly how I thought it would play out". Another 600 permits have yet to be requested by Trans Mountain.

Prime Minister Trudeau meanwhile has offered financial support to Kinder Morgan to make sure the project goes ahead.

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