Five takeaways on Alberta-Ottawa pipeline memorandum of understanding
The deal links a one-million-barrel-a-day bitumen pipeline to a major carbon capture project with Indigenous equity stakes and new Alberta carbon pricing, federal and provincial governments say.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding to promote green technology and build a new oil pipeline to the West Coast for market access in Asia.
- The memorandum aims to improve energy infrastructure and economic well-being for regions reliant on industrial growth, as stated by political science professor Andy Hira.
- Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters welcomed the agreement, asserting that unblocking oil and gas will boost the economy and make life more affordable for Canadians.
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Fort McMurray political, business leaders praise Alberta-Ottawa MOU
Mayor Sandy Bowman hopes an agreement between Alberta and Ottawa that includes plans for a major west coast pipeline will bring years of economic investment, job growth and stability to Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. He added the region is ready for any population growth that might come with those economic spinoffs.
Premier Eby Concerned That Ottawa-Alberta Deal Will Lessen Focus on Other BC Projects
B.C. Premier David Eby says he is concerned that an Alberta–Ottawa energy agreement including the goal of a pipeline to the B.C. coast could become a “distraction” from other projects in his province. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Nov. 27 committing Ottawa and the province to work toward allowing the construction of an oil pipeline to the B.C. coast if a private propon…
Comments and reaction on Ottawa-Alberta pipeline memorandum of understanding
CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed Thursday a memorandum of understanding that includes shared goals on green technology and a new oil pipeline to the West Coast to reach groundbreaking markets in Asia.
Comments and reaction on Ottawa-Alberta pipeline memorandum of understanding
CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed Thursday a memorandum of understanding that includes shared goals on green technology and a new oil pipeline to the West Coast to reach groundbreaking markets in Asia.
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