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“In the 2010s, before the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was eventually built, setbacks in court because of inadequate Indigenous consultations delayed the plan for years.”

“The proposed pipeline would largely follow the path of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline to an export terminal in Metro Vancouver, with an estimated price tag between $35.2 billion and $42.7 billion.”

“The proposal is for a new pipeline that largely follows the path of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline to an export terminal in Metro Vancouver with an estimated cost between $35.2-billion and $42.7-billion.”

“Kutryk grew up in Alberta and was expected to remain in space while his wife gives birth to their third child, as Ottawa says the mission will also help advance Canada’s space industry. 1 - Ottawa gave an Alberta pipeline to the West Coast a national interest…”

“OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says a $2.5-million payment to Indigenous communities that take an equity stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline is about making up for delays in an agreement that is long overdue.”

“OTTAWA - The Canadian government has offered Indigenous groups a collective 15 per cent ownership stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline, advancing a long-promised plan to give First Nations equity in the federally owned pipeline.”

“And 11 months after the Trans Mountain Pipeline Company was created, the 1,150-kilometre Trans Mountain pipeline was given the go-ahead.”

“Since then, the province has unveiled a plan to build a pipeline that follows the route of the Trans Mountain Expansion to B.C.’s Lower Mainland, terminating at the Roberts Bank terminal in Delta, where the very largest tankers could dock.”

“It noted that Pacific Link, alongside improvements to the Trans Mountain system, could lower Canada’s fixed pipeline reliance on the U.S. from roughly 82%-83% of capacity down to 65%-70%.”

“After Kinder Morgan halted construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline, the federal government under Trudeau took over, buying the troubled project for $4.5 billion in 2018.”

“The “carrot” approach can be seen in how Carney’s cabinet is encouraging First Nations to back the Trans Mountain pipeline through a low-cost loan and a $2.5 million payment for willing investors that some are comparing to a bribe.”

“Carney said the proposed pipeline would avoid "highly sensitive areas" and its route would be similar to the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, while the tanker ban along B.C.'s north coast will remain in effect.”

“The complaints commission intended to release on Wednesday the findings of a three-year probe into C-IRG, which was formed in 2017 to police protests against major resource extraction projects, namely the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.”

“The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has given Canadian oil producers greater access to Canada's west coast, allowing crude to reach markets in Asia and reducing some dependence on the US.”