The federal government officially identified the proposed Alberta-B.C. pipeline as a project of national interest, spurring acclaim and discontent.
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Carney propels West Coast pipeline forward
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Ottawa’s designation of a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast as a project of national interest is the starting point for what will likely be intense consultations and negotiations with Indigenous communities along the route.
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Some First Nations leaders and environmental advocates have voiced concern and dismay.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed the designation yesterday during his visit to northern Alberta, the heart of oil country.
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Premier Danielle Smith and Indigenous leaders from the region, including Treaty 8 Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi, joined him at the announcement.
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The context: The pipeline, now called Pacific Link, is the first project to receive the national-interest tag under the Building Canada Act.
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Next, stakeholders will be consulted during the federal review process about the project’s ownership, Indigenous rights and environmental protections.
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What’s next:
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The Major Projects Office hopes to finalize conditions of the pipeline by next September and have it operational in 2032.
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It is expected to cost between $35.2-billion and $43.7-billion.
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Opinions:
- This was the week Canada stopped shooting its oil patch in the foot, Tony Keller writes.
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- Rachel Doran, president and executive director of Clean Energy Canada, questions if it’s sensible for the government to subsidize a pipeline.
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Canada and the EU plot payment accord
Eager to rely less on the United States, Canada and the European Union plan to link next-generation payment systems to quicken cross-border transactions and make it easier and cheaper to do business.
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The pledge is outlined in a draft joint statement prepared for the Canada-EU summit that will be held at the end of October in Montreal.
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The significance: Control over payment systems is indispensable to national sovereignty, Carney argued last month.
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In his address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, he said Canada and Europe should co-operate on a vast range of strategic capabilities, including payments.
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The terminology: While not defined in the statement, a next-generation payment system generally refers to a major upgrade of a country’s core payment infrastructure, the system that settles payments between financial institutions.
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The background: Strengthening ties with the EU is a mutual priority.
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed that Canada could become the first “associate member” of the 27-country bloc.
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Canadian astronaut lands at space station
Joshua Kutryk blasted into space and touched down at the International Space Station, setting him up to be the fourth Canadian astronaut to undertake a long-haul mission.
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He is expected to be there for six months.
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Colonel Kutryk and his crewmates – commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov – arrived at ISS after leaving Kennedy Space Center at the appointed time, despite wet weather almost thwarting takeoff.
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Kutryk is the first Canadian Space Agency astronaut to fly as part of NASA’s commercial crew program.
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The program taps private-sector partners, such as SpaceX, the orchestrator of this launch, to transport astronauts to and from the station.
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The Take
Anytime there is a desperate rush to do anything in politics, mistakes can be made.
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And you have to know that the NDP will use a “bad” Conservative candidate – i.e., see earlier bozo eruptions from 2024 – to convince the public that the Conservatives are still attracting wingnuts with dangerous and radical beliefs.
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As B.C.’s provincial campaign picks up, Gary Mason pinpoints the Conservatives’ main vulnerability.
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The elbows-up patriotism provoked by the U.S. trade war has the potential to undermine the secession drives in Alberta and Quebec.
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But that is not an argument for Canadians to be complacent, Eric Andrew-Gee writes.
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What else we’re following
At home: The cost of linking Toronto and Quebec City via a new high-speed rail line could exceed $100-billion, outpacing Alto’s preliminary estimate, the Parliamentary Budget Office reports.
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The U.S. military is dispatching about 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, an official said, as President Donald Trump warns of potential fresh strikes against Iran.
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Our TV critic, J. Kelly Nestruck, wonders why CBC Gem keeps buying American shows during the trade standoff.
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Rogers Communications finalized its acquisition of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment for $4.35-billion and chose MLSE CEO Keith Pelley to lead its media division.
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Olympic, world and PWHL champion Claire Thompson retired from professional hockey to return to medical school in New York, where she’s studying to become an orthopedic surgeon.
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Lawsuit: Alleging wrongful death, the family of Renee Good sued the U.S. government to seek damages for her killing by an immigration officer in Minneapolis last winter.
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Verdict: Alberta’s top court upheld the convictions on mischief and weapons charges of two men who led the 2022 blockade at the border crossing in Coutts.
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Longread: How Canada’s experiment in private plasma turned into a blood feud.
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