Steht das Alberta-Kanada-Absichtsabkommen kurz vor dem Scheitern? Jüngste Kommentare der Medien deuten auf eine Sackgasse bei der CO2-Bepreisung und die besorgniserregende Möglichkeit hin, Steuergelder für eine neue Ölpipeline zu erhalten
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Smith was operating in bad faith from the start, she only made the agreement so she could break it later on and blame the federal government. Her government needs to keep their base engaged in a constant fight with Ottawa, they want to paint the federal government as the primary roadblock to Alberta’s prosperity in order to drum up support for separation.
This has always been the agenda and the reason for TBA’s campaign to make Smith leader in the first place, it was separatists who put her into power. They wanted to use the conservative name to advance Wildrose policy, using this Christian nationalist/anti-institutional strategy also used by leaders like Trump and Orban.
If that MOU collapse, it will only be an example that the government of Alberta can’t get its sh*t in order. Federal barriers are removed for a new pipeline to happen. Of course, that pipeline would only happen if there is an appetite for it from the private sector, which doesn’t seem to be the case. Does Danielle Smith really wants that pipeline to be paid by public fund?
Funny enough, last time Canada tried to nationalize oil with Petro-Canada, it was Alberta who made sure it wouldn’t work out. So which one is it? Private or public? Unless it’s the usual „public cost, private benefit“ shenanigans again?
Says „recent comments from the media“ and then proceeds to cite Rick Bell as one of the sources of said comments? I really wouldn’t be surprised if they already are quite close to/have an agreement on the carbon pricing side of things seeing as [Smith alluded to it](https://calgaryherald.com/news/smith-says-alberta-close-to-federal-agreement-on-carbon-pricing) around two weeks ago. The reason for much of the delay very well could have been the Liberals wanting to hold off until after the byelections as to not potentially dampen their chances in Terrebonne. People need to remember that unlike Notley and the AB NDP, Smith and the UCP, don’t have much to gain politically from the deal, especially if it’s just seen as being preformative/a waste of time on their part, seeing as one of the raison d’etres of any conservative party in Alberta is to oppose a federal Liberal government wherever possible.
Why should Canadians „backstop“ (read: pay for) another pipeline when it’s the provinces and municipalities that reap the revenue? They’re so enthusiastic let them pay for it with their own financing. We aren’t even covering capital costs on the TMX as it is, as in we’ll never pay it off at the current rate.
Pathways is a hustle.
There’s no stopping Albertans from turning their province into a burned out wasteland riddled with orphaned infrastructure from a bygone era but I don’t see why Canadians should keep paying them to do it
Yeah if a company wants it build they should do it. Taxpayers already bought a pipeline and it was a dumb move. I’m for approving the project if it can be – not paying for it.
No sane proponent is going to submit their proposal to a process that is infinitely worse than the processes under which Northern Gateway, Energy East and Kinder Morgan foundered. No sane proponent is going to be interested in litigating the determination under C-5 that their project is in the natural interest when the whim of the government at a random moment in time is not a defensible standard.
Maybe there is some political theatre to be had, but I don’t think there is much point in doing anything other than preparing for the completion of the stranded Keystone XL (pardon me Prairie Connector Pipeline) assets while Trump is in office.
How many people will she blame for failing to secure a private company to build a pipeline?? She said she had a proponent all lined up for this?