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Originally Posted by Azure
I think the Harper government shares a lot of the blame. 10 years in power, and absolutely no headway was made in terms of getting Alberta oil or natural gas to the Eastern provinces or even to the ocean.
Energy East should have been built a long time ago, and there should have been a strong push from the federal and provincial governments to get people onto natural gas across the country.
I know here in Manitoba it is extremely expensive to get a natural gas line run to a rural location. There is a lot of interest from rural people, but the only way it is viable is if 10-20 farms or businesses all go together to split up the cost. If the federal or provincial government would help to pay for the natural gas lines being run, a lot more people would sign up, and there would be a bigger market for natural gas WITHIN Canada.
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Why stop there? Why not place blame on every federal government since oil and gas was discovered in the WCSB.
Give me a break.
Harper didn't do much to advance pipelines, obviously. Neither did Chrétien, Mulroney, Trudeau Sr. Etc etc etc.