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Posted by DKG
- Today at 12:23:58 PMThe would get the revenue from a pipeline to the West Coast instead of Canada. There is little wonder as to why the average American is now sixty percent richer than the average Canadian.
This editorial first appeared in Post Media.
How's this for a win-win deal? Alberta lets Premier David Eby, his B.C. NDP government and radical, anti-development First Nations group live in their little "green" bubble west of the Rockies while Alberta finds an investor or investors to build a pipeline to the West Coast through Montana, Idaho and Washington state.
Earlier this week, that's what Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested could happen if B.C. and First Nations insist on blocking a second oil pipeline from Alberta to the coast.
Alberta would prefer to ship to northern B.C. You know, national pride and all that. Plus the route is shorter, so therefore cheaper.
But if Alberta can get its oil to the West Coast, and from there on to the booming markets of Asia, what does it matter if that oil is loaded onto tankers in Prince Rupert, B.C., Longview, Wash., or some other Pacific Northwest terminal?
Eby has been adamantly against a second pipeline. He has insisted he will do what he can to stop a line to northern B.C. and he will stand in the way of any attempt to lift the Trudeau-era ban on seagoing tanker shipments along B.C.'s northern coast.
Eby has allowed that a second pipeline to the existing tanker terminal in Burnaby might be possible. He'll think about it.
But let's save him the trouble of racking his brain over such a compromise. Let's tell him right now he can have his little eco-Xanadu on the Left Coast, with slowed development and no added resource income. Alberta will find a route through less hostile territory.
Indeed, B.C.'s hostility to resource transportation is why Nutrien, the giant Saskatchewan potash exporter, decided to build a new $1-billion export terminal along the Columbia River in Washington rather than bang their heads against the wall trying to please Eby, his government and a consortium of First Nations that call themselves the Coastal First Nations.
Coastal First Nations are actually an anti-oil lobby group, funded by lefty American foundations, like the Tides Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, whose stated goal is to landlock Canadian oil.
When he was attorney general of B.C. back in 2018, Eby instructed provincial prosecutors not to bring charges against scores of people who were squatting illegally on land belonging to Trans Mountain and blockading construction of the pipeline's tanker terminal in Burnaby.
By why not rescue the committed eco-warrior from his pipeline dilemma and just say, "Fine, a pipeline and all the jobs, economic activity and government revenues it will generate are too upsetting to you, we'll save you those sleepless nights and ask our southern neighbours for permission to construct a line across their territory."
When Nutrien announced in November that it would build its new potash terminal in development-friendly Washington state, Eby and federal Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon described the move as a betrayal of the national interest.
But the national interest cuts both ways. It is just as much in the national interest, perhaps more so, to get large-scale projects built that advance the country's economy, lessen our dependence on the U.S. and bring in billions to government coffers for hospital, schools, social and recreational services.
The premier of one province and a First Nations lobby group can't just declare what is and isn't in the national interest and decide for the whole country that a megaproject can't go ahead.
This editorial first appeared in Post Media.
How's this for a win-win deal? Alberta lets Premier David Eby, his B.C. NDP government and radical, anti-development First Nations group live in their little "green" bubble west of the Rockies while Alberta finds an investor or investors to build a pipeline to the West Coast through Montana, Idaho and Washington state.
Earlier this week, that's what Alberta Premier Danielle Smith suggested could happen if B.C. and First Nations insist on blocking a second oil pipeline from Alberta to the coast.
Alberta would prefer to ship to northern B.C. You know, national pride and all that. Plus the route is shorter, so therefore cheaper.
But if Alberta can get its oil to the West Coast, and from there on to the booming markets of Asia, what does it matter if that oil is loaded onto tankers in Prince Rupert, B.C., Longview, Wash., or some other Pacific Northwest terminal?
Eby has been adamantly against a second pipeline. He has insisted he will do what he can to stop a line to northern B.C. and he will stand in the way of any attempt to lift the Trudeau-era ban on seagoing tanker shipments along B.C.'s northern coast.
Eby has allowed that a second pipeline to the existing tanker terminal in Burnaby might be possible. He'll think about it.
But let's save him the trouble of racking his brain over such a compromise. Let's tell him right now he can have his little eco-Xanadu on the Left Coast, with slowed development and no added resource income. Alberta will find a route through less hostile territory.
Indeed, B.C.'s hostility to resource transportation is why Nutrien, the giant Saskatchewan potash exporter, decided to build a new $1-billion export terminal along the Columbia River in Washington rather than bang their heads against the wall trying to please Eby, his government and a consortium of First Nations that call themselves the Coastal First Nations.
Coastal First Nations are actually an anti-oil lobby group, funded by lefty American foundations, like the Tides Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, whose stated goal is to landlock Canadian oil.
When he was attorney general of B.C. back in 2018, Eby instructed provincial prosecutors not to bring charges against scores of people who were squatting illegally on land belonging to Trans Mountain and blockading construction of the pipeline's tanker terminal in Burnaby.
By why not rescue the committed eco-warrior from his pipeline dilemma and just say, "Fine, a pipeline and all the jobs, economic activity and government revenues it will generate are too upsetting to you, we'll save you those sleepless nights and ask our southern neighbours for permission to construct a line across their territory."
When Nutrien announced in November that it would build its new potash terminal in development-friendly Washington state, Eby and federal Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon described the move as a betrayal of the national interest.
But the national interest cuts both ways. It is just as much in the national interest, perhaps more so, to get large-scale projects built that advance the country's economy, lessen our dependence on the U.S. and bring in billions to government coffers for hospital, schools, social and recreational services.
The premier of one province and a First Nations lobby group can't just declare what is and isn't in the national interest and decide for the whole country that a megaproject can't go ahead.
Posted by Herman
- December 20, 2025, 07:23:05 PMThe culprit are all of Carney's CO2 bullshit laws and taxes.
Posted by Herman
- December 15, 2025, 09:59:09 PMCanada has no shortage of critical minerals and energy resources, but our Liberal foreign policy has made us internationally irrelevant.
Posted by Herman
- December 10, 2025, 09:50:45 PM
Posted by Herman
- December 06, 2025, 07:54:56 PMDonald Trump endorsed Mark Carney and got everything he could've wanted out of it.
Posted by Herman
- December 06, 2025, 07:40:35 PMTrump wins Conman loses. Americans win Canadians lose again.
Melanie Joly told us that the Liberals negotiate good contracts.
Carney negotiated such a good one that Stellantis took your $15 billion and will now be invested that into the USA.
Here the CEO is with Trump telling the world what he plans to do.
Melanie Joly told us that the Liberals negotiate good contracts.
Carney negotiated such a good one that Stellantis took your $15 billion and will now be invested that into the USA.
Here the CEO is with Trump telling the world what he plans to do.
Posted by Herman
- December 05, 2025, 10:10:24 PM
Posted by Herman
- December 02, 2025, 08:07:03 PMThe Liberals do not give two shits about the working folks lives they have wrecked. Trump takes no pay to fight average folks.
Posted by Herman
- November 29, 2025, 07:27:16 PMAcross the country, Canadians are feeling the impacts of American tariffs yet our Prime Minister doesn't care enough to talk with the President.
You know who cares?! Cornwall, who lost over 300 jobs this summer because of the U.S. trade war.
Border communities can't afford another spineless Prime Minister, especially one who treats our collapsing industries as details.
You know who cares?! Cornwall, who lost over 300 jobs this summer because of the U.S. trade war.
Border communities can't afford another spineless Prime Minister, especially one who treats our collapsing industries as details.
Posted by Herman
- November 28, 2025, 07:55:50 PM
Posted by DKG
- November 22, 2025, 05:41:10 AMQuote from: Brent on November 21, 2025, 11:55:24 AMCarney talks about making Canada an energy super power but Trump is actually making his country an energy super power.Precisely.
Carney's definition of an energy super power is close down on all coal fired and natural gas power plants. We buy solar panels from China and foreign wind turbines. Both require rare earth metals from China.
Posted by Herman
- November 21, 2025, 09:51:45 PMTruth
Posted by Brent
- November 21, 2025, 11:55:24 AMQuote from: DKG on November 20, 2025, 07:37:57 AMPresident Trump on Nov. 19 touted $270 billion in new business deals signed between the United States and Saudi Arabia in energy, artificial intelligence, finance, and aerospace.Carney talks about making Canada an energy super power but Trump is actually making his country an energy super power.
Speaking at the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, held during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's formal visit this week, Trump attributed the surge in investments to his economic policies.
"We're told that $270 billion in agreements and sales are being signed between dozens of companies, and that's just happening today," Trump said. "That's big stuff."
Posted by Prof Emeritus at Fawk U
- November 21, 2025, 11:52:18 AMQuote from: DKG on November 20, 2025, 07:37:57 AMPresident Trump on Nov. 19 touted $270 billion in new business deals signed between the United States and Saudi Arabia in energy, artificial intelligence, finance, and aerospace.
Speaking at the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, held during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's formal visit this week, Trump attributed the surge in investments to his economic policies.
"We're told that $270 billion in agreements and sales are being signed between dozens of companies, and that's just happening today," Trump said. "That's big stuff."
VIVA EL PRESIDENTE!!!
Posted by DKG
- November 20, 2025, 07:37:57 AMPresident Trump on Nov. 19 touted $270 billion in new business deals signed between the United States and Saudi Arabia in energy, artificial intelligence, finance, and aerospace.
Speaking at the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, held during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's formal visit this week, Trump attributed the surge in investments to his economic policies.
"We're told that $270 billion in agreements and sales are being signed between dozens of companies, and that's just happening today," Trump said. "That's big stuff."
Speaking at the U.S.–Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, held during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's formal visit this week, Trump attributed the surge in investments to his economic policies.
"We're told that $270 billion in agreements and sales are being signed between dozens of companies, and that's just happening today," Trump said. "That's big stuff."