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Trans Mountain Expansion

Markham on Energy

‘We’re going to get the Trans Mountain pipeline built,’ says Prime Minister Trudeau in Alberta

February 1, 2018 Markham Hislop

Trudeau backs Notley over Trans Mountain Expansion as BC refuses to back down on possible dilbit regulations “We’re just going to reiterate that the decision we made was in the national interest and we’re going to [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Trudeau must put BC in its place or Horgan will never stop harassing Trans Mountain Expansion

January 31, 2018 Markham Hislop

Is it time for Canada to take over complete oversight of Trans Mountain Expansion, including having the RCMP enforce federal decisions? If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had any illusions that BC Premier John Horgan might [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Burnaby review of Trans Mountain Expansion permits “disingenuous.” Time for NEB to review all permit applications?

January 20, 2018 Markham Hislop

NEB finds that City of Burnaby’s permit review process was “unclear, inefficient, and uncoordinated” Anyone who thinks the City of Burnaby is hard done by because the National Energy Board recently agreed to grant Trans [Read more]

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Pipeline integrity programs: Is a 5,000 barrel Keystone-style leak likely in Canada?

December 12, 2017 Markham Hislop

CEPA says pipeline integrity program begun in 2010 is showing results, data suggests pipeline leaks are declining Thanks, TransCanada, your timing couldn’t have been worse. Spilling 5,000 barrels of crude oil in South Dakota in [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Canada will probably win legal fight with BC over Trans Mountain Expansion, but at what cost?

December 5, 2017 Markham Hislop

Federal government enjoys exclusive constitutional jurisdiction over inter-provincial pipelines, can over-ride Province, municipalities on Trans Mountain Expansion permitting British Columbia’s strategy of delaying permits for the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline may be working. Project proponent Kinder [Read more]

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Rachel Notley extends pipeline olive branch to British Columbia in major Vancouver speech

December 1, 2017 Markham Hislop

Notley’s speech emphasized Alberta commitment to combating climate change, economic benefits to all Canadians When Premier Rachel Notley announced her cross-country tour to support pipeline projects specifically, and more generally the Alberta oil and gas [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Westridge Terminal fence is not ‘militarized’ but it is being deliberately politicized

November 11, 2017 Markham Hislop

Flap over Westridge Terminal fence just another talking point for rage-fueled anti-pipeline Vancouver political narrative Twitter is aflutter this morning with news that Kinder Morgan has erected a fence around its Westridge Terminal in Burnaby [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

How can Notley sell Trans Mountain Expansion when her pipeline job numbers are wrong?

November 8, 2017 Markham Hislop

“Half of those 15,000 jobs would be directly in construction, the rest would be indirect and induced impact.” – Michael Burt Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced Tuesday that she is embarking on a “cross-country tour” [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Podcast: Canadian pipeline politics with Prof. Keith Brownsey

September 29, 2017 Markham Hislop

Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline enjoys support of just under half of British Columbians Kinder Morgan has begun preliminary work on the Trans Mountain Expansion and, on cue, First Nations and environmental groups have begun protesting [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Court orders Canada to revisit Coldwater Indian Band’s “rights” after pipeline route dispute

September 28, 2017 Markham Hislop

Prof. Dwight Newman expects Coldwater to receive more compensation, but no other impacts upon project A court decision in favour of the Coldwater Indian Band by the Federal Court of Appeals Tuesday will not hold [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Waning Canadian support for oil, pipelines a big political problem for Alberta industry

September 13, 2017 Markham Hislop

If Canadians foresee a future without oil and pipelines, for how long will they continue to support Alberta ambitions? How Alberta should talk to other provinces – think British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec – where [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Vancouver pipeline protest start of busy Sept. for Trans Mountain Expansion foes

September 10, 2017 Markham Hislop

Climate Convergence Metro Vancouver says many actions planned for fall to stop Trans Mountain Expansion construction As Kinder Morgan prepares to begin construction this month on the $7.4 billion Trans Mountain Expansion, opponents kicked off [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Kinder Morgan picks pipeline contractors, activists organize rally and march, Liberals affirm TMX support

September 7, 2017 Markham Hislop

Thousands of protesters expect for Saturday march and rally against Trans Mountain Expansion As Kinder Morgan gears up to start construction of the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline – announcing Wednesday it has selected six contractors [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Robyn Allan’s confusing – and incorrect – explanation for Trans Mountain Expansion job numbers

September 4, 2017 Markham Hislop

Deliberately or not, Allan confuses direct (construction jobs) with indirect economic impacts (not construction jobs) of Trans Mountain Expansion Robyn Allan – darling of the Trans Mountain Expansion opponents – is arguing these days that [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Tsleil-Waututh Nation demands marine shipping be included in Trans Mountain Expansion review

September 1, 2017 Markham Hislop

Tsleil-Waututh Nation says it raised marine shipping impacts from beginning of pipeline project review The environmental effects of marine shipping are being considered in the Energy East pipeline review but were not included in the [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Judge unhappy with BC government over late, skimpy application for pipeline intervener status

August 30, 2017 Markham Hislop

BC caught between appeasing Trans Mountain Expansion opponents, avoiding Kinder Morgan lawsuit The BC government was granted intervener status Tuesday in the judicial review brought against the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project by the  Tsleil-Waututh [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Shovels in the ground by Sept. for Trans Mountain Expansion despite warnings from BC?

August 29, 2017 Markham Hislop

NEB has legal authority to issue permits for Trans Mountain Expansion if BC government refuses A National Energy Board update on the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline suggests proponent Kinder Morgan still hasn’t satisfied enough conditions [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

The curious case of Rachel Notley’s view that BC just doing ‘due diligence’ on Trans Mountain Expansion

August 11, 2017 Markham Hislop

Is Notley incompetent? Or is her goal to keep BC Premier Horgan out of the political battle for now? Rachel Notley’s response to yesterday’s announcement that BC will use legal challenges to block the Trans [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

BC NDP govt throws down gauntlet to Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project

August 10, 2017 Markham Hislop

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she welcomes BC’s “due diligence” over Trans Mountain Expansion The new NDP government in British Columbia has retained veteran lawyer Thomas Berger to advise on the best way to assert [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Alberta conservative ‘bozo eruptions’ help BC Kinder Morgan opponents

August 6, 2017 Markham Hislop

“Bozo eruptions” from religious social conservative Wildrose candidates sank that party’s 2012 election chances Alberta conservatives don’t get it. They’re so eager to fight with the British Columbia NDP government – and pipeline opponents hoping [Read more]

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