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Energy

Large pipeline laid in a muddy trench through a forest clearing, with heavy equipment.

A Conservative B.C. puts Ottawa's Pacific Link timetable to the test

Lorne Doerkson's party leads a preliminary majority, and he has put pipelines at the top of his to-do list. The federal schedule and a tanker-ban deal signed with his predecessor are the open questions.

Grant · 3 min read

Business & Markets

Public ownership can start Pacific Link, but it shouldn’t finish it

Ottawa and Alberta will split the majority stake in a pipeline that has no construction financing in place. The case for public equity is real, but taxpayers need a financing plan, signed shippers, and an exit.

Beaverbrook · 4 min read

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