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Danielle Smith and Doug Ford, each facing criticism at home, announce performative pre-election pipeline pact

A northern route to Sarnia for Alberta heavy crude might have potential, but don’t bet the farm at Hardisty yet Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement in Calgary yesterday of a “potential east-west pipeline” while accompanied by her Ontarian counterpart Doug Ford sounds more like a bit of brightly coloured pre-election confetti than an actual plan.…

by David Climenhaga July 7, 2026July 7, 2026

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Danielle Smith and Doug Ford, each facing criticism at home, announce performative pre-election pipeline pact

There’s no need to worry about plans to build a huge electricity plant and AI data centre near Edmonton, Danielle Smith insists

Corb Lund expresses ‘grave concerns’ about how Elections Alberta rejected his ‘Water Not Coal’ petition

Channelling Mackenzie King, Mark Carney strikes a pipeline deal with Alberta and British Columbia

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