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New pipeline plan pits Canada, Alberta against B.C. – 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏexperts available
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are expected to announce a memorandum of understanding today in support of a new pipeline from Alberta to B.C.’s West Coast, despite concerns raised by B.C. Premier David Eby and the province’s ban on oil tankers. The agreement also includes changes to the industrial carbon price. 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏexperts are available to comment.
Available 51ÉçÇøºÚÁÏexperts
THOMAS GUNTON, professor, resource and environmental management
gunton@sfu.ca
Expertise: environment, oil and gas development, LNG, oil and gas pipelines, resource development and natural resource markets, climate change
ANDY HIRA, professor, political science
ahira@sfu.ca
Expertise: energy policy, science and technology policy, U.S. politics, political economy, international development, comparative public policy, natural resource policy, corporate social responsibility, economic policy and climate change
Contact
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604.376.0971 | robyn_stubbs@sfu.ca
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