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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Transmountain: Final approval was under Trudeau. Also buying it was the only way to make sure it got done. Anyone who wants to split credit on getting the project approved (which if JT is so anti Alberta, why did it get approved under his government?), has to admit that Trudeau made the hard decision and ponied up to ACTUALLY get it done
Line 3 replacement also received final approval under JT.
Anyone who wants to push the narrative that JT is so hostile to the Alberta oil and gas sector needs to answer why it is that more oil egress has been approved/actually started construction under JT than Harper.
You also make a great point about the well clean up. That was a direct subsidy for oil and gas companies during a significant downturn, clearly something only an anti Alberta zealot would do.
Finally, let's not forget that the whole reason cabinet can have final say on these projects is because the Harper government changed the rules to make it so.
It was a Conservative government that created the mechanism that gives JT the power to kill projects.
A lot of people really need to examine their belief that Conservative governments are better for the Alberta economy/have Alberta's interests in mind, because it's AT BEST a wash.
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Its even more of a wash when you look at production. Since Justin took power Canadian production has grown almost 1,000,000 BOE, hardly crippling. Under Harper is was 1,300,000 BOE but he has 3 extra years. If Justin gets another term, Oil and Gas growth should eclipse those under Harper.