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Rob Breakenridge @RobBreakenridge
My latest @calgaryherald column
Hillary Clinton’s sudden opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline may have given some cover to Rachel Notley’s own muted disdain toward the project, but it has also exposed the confusion and contradictions in the premier’s approach to pipelines.
During the campaign, and since becoming premier, Notley has displayed a curious ambivalence about pipelines. She says she supports the proposed Energy East pipeline, and has expressed interest in the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the West Coast. Notley made it clear early on that she would withdraw Alberta’s support for the North Gateway pipeline, but has shied away from outright opposition to Keystone XL.
Notley has expressed her belief that lobbying for Keystone is a waste of time, and suggests that Clinton’s opposition vindicates that position. Of course, Clinton is not yet even the Democratic nominee, let alone president, and there’s still the whole matter of how the current president is leaning. Even if we are to presume that Barack Obama also opposes Keystone, what if the Republicans prevail in next year’s presidential elections?
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Breakenridge: Notley’s position on pipelines doesn’t add up | Calgary Herald
Rob Breakenridge @RobBreakenridge My latest @calgaryherald column
Hillary Clinton’s sudden opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline may have given some cover to Rachel Notley’s own muted disdain toward the project, but it has also exposed the confusion and contradictions in the premier’s approach to pipelines.
During the campaign, and since becoming premier, Notley has displayed a curious ambivalence about pipelines. She says she supports the proposed Energy East pipeline, and has expressed interest in the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline to the West Coast. Notley made it clear early on that she would withdraw Alberta’s support for the North Gateway pipeline, but has shied away from outright opposition to Keystone XL.
Notley has expressed her belief that lobbying for Keystone is a waste of time, and suggests that Clinton’s opposition vindicates that position. Of course, Clinton is not yet even the Democratic nominee, let alone president, and there’s still the whole matter of how the current president is leaning. Even if we are to presume that Barack Obama also opposes Keystone, what if the Republicans prevail in next year’s presidential elections?
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Breakenridge: Notley’s position on pipelines doesn’t add up | Calgary Herald
