Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government sees advantages in getting the Trans Mountain pipeline extension built rapidly, but can’t offer a timeline for getting the job done.
Despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s attempt to mend fences between Alberta and British Columbia over the contentious project, B.C. Premier John Horgan remains staunchly opposed to the pipeline, which he fears could lead to a catastrophic oil spill along his province’s coast. Kinder Morgan’s CEO has doubts about the project. On Wednesday,
Steve Kean said that the “events of the past 10 days confirmed views that the expansion “may be untenable for a private party to undertake. Kinder Morgan has given a deadline of May 31 to declare whether or not the project can be built.