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'Dog that got the car': Oilpatch is getting what it wanted, but will companies build?
Producers say policy changes and pipeline support are improving the case for new projects as Alberta seeks to double oilsands output over the next decade.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has set a lofty goal of doubling oilsands output in the next decade, and industry players have said the idea of bringing new projects to the fore is becoming easier to stomach thanks to a raft of recent federal and provincial government policy changes. "It's almost like the dog that got the car," said R.J. Johnston, with the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, in a panel discussion at an Alberta Secur…