Title: Hopeful Signs For Pipelines
Written By: JaredMilne
Date: Thursday, April 14 at 18:20
At first glance, pipelines to get Alberta�s oil to market seem as stalled as ever. Many people across Canada don�t seem to think the advantages of pipelines are worth the environmental risks they�re worried about.
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Here are some links for reference:

Denis Coderre's changing opinion on the pipeline:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ ... -1.3419582

Denis Coderre saying that "they would see" if EnCana did its homework on the pipeline:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/01/26 ... 77610.html

Preston Manning stating that energy resources need to be developed sustainably:

http://o.canada.com/news/national/prest ... il-exports

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canad ... n-advocate

Regis Lebeaume's support for the pipeline:

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canad ... anada-corp

Quebecers' preference for Western Canadian oil over foreign oil:

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/02/15/mo ... poll-shows

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/02/15/qu ... lberta-oil

Kathleen Wynne's support for the pipeline:

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/01/28/wy ... nergy-east

http://business.financialpost.com/news/ ... er-project

The Ontario government's concerns over emissions:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/ ... e21803480/

Oil industry support for the Notley government's carbon pricing:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/big-oil ... -1.3084357

http://ipolitics.ca/2015/06/25/shell-ca ... ons-rules/

http://www.capp.ca/media/news-releases/ ... ket-access

Preston Manning's and Jack Mintz's support for a carbon tax:

http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/ ... on-carbon/

http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/ ... on-carbon/

Also, I want to note that I incorrectly cited Enbridge as the company wanting to build Energy East. This was a mistake on my part-it's actually EnCana.

   

I wanted to add some thoughts about Quebec�s recent injunction against Energy East, we can point out that the pipeline comes under federal jurisdiction. One would think that Quebec, with its emphasis on provincial jurisdiction, could sympathize with this. We might also ask about other economic projects proceeding without environmental hearings, such as the cement plant in the Gasp� region being given legislation to allow it to proceed without an environmental hearing.

More positively, we could also point out that Quebec�s own environmental concerns are probably going to be addressed in the National Energy Board hearing. Coderre and Lebeaume have both noted that this is their main sticking point-and it�s just as likely that the NEB will require TransCanada to revise its proposal to address their concerns, particularly with the extra regulatory steps imposed by the Justin Trudeau government.

Quebec's injunction against the pipeline:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ ... -1.3470364

The cement plant that was approved in the Gaspe as an environmental review:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/mcinnis ... -1.2964868

Additional government of Alberta resources about Indigenous involvement in the oil and gas industry:

http://oilsands.alberta.ca/aboriginalpeople.html

And Government of Alberta land reclamation requirements:

http://oilsands.alberta.ca/reclamation.html