Manitoba Premier Kinew 'Willing to Entertain' Alberta to Ontario Pipeline
The proposal would move 500,000 barrels a day and is still awaiting a feasibility study, Ontario and Alberta officials said.
- On Wednesday, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced he is "willing to entertain" the Northern Shield Energy Corridor pipeline proposal, marking a significant shift for the project announced by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
- The proposed 3,300-kilometre project would transport 500,000 barrels of crude daily from Hardisty, Alta., to Sarnia, Ont., contingent on addressing environmental concerns, ensuring proper worker treatment, and including Indigenous governments.
- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe previously pledged support for the corridor, joining the Alberta-Ontario initiative, while Ontario is finalizing a feasibility study expected by year-end to determine project costs and construction schedules.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in Charlottetown Thursday to meet premiers, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens 50-per-cent tariffs on Canadian goods next month; Carney and Trump have agreed to "intensify" trade negotiations.
- Some premiers believe the August 19 tariff deadline presents an opportunity to fast-track negotiations for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, with Kinew expecting further details from the Prime Minister on potential next steps.
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Manitoba Premier Kinew Signals Readiness to Consider Alberta–Ontario Pipeline Plan
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he’s willing to consider the west-east pipeline being proposed by his fellow leaders in Alberta and Ontario. Kinew told reporters while in Charlottetown for the 2026 Summer Meeting of Canada’s Premiers that the pipeline has the potential to strengthen the country and there are workers in his province who would be eager to help build it. “I’m open to it,” he said during a press scrum. “Having spent a few days in Po…
Pipeline to East Coast would open Europe and beyond
When Premiers Doug Ford and Danielle Smith proposed the Northern Shield Energy Corridor, which would move 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta to Ontario, Ford said it would be “absolutely beautiful” to see the pipeline extended to Saint John, New Brunswick, which would open access to markets in Europe and beyond.
The Toronto Star
Manitoba Premier Kinew ‘willing to entertain’ Alberta to Ontario pipeline
CHARLOTTETOWN - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday he's open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario.
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba Premier Kinew 'willing to entertain' Alberta to Ontario pipeline
CHARLOTTETOWN - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday he's open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario.
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