Rachel Notley, AlbertaÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»™s Premier, stated that there must not be any unwarranted federal setbacks with regards to the construction of pipelines, which will see the transportation of oil and/or gas to international markets.
Notley declared: Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»œWeÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»™re just going to continue to work hard to make the case for why all of Canada needs this pipeline or a pipeline to get to tidewater and then a decision has to be made. We just canÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»™t dither on this for a lot longer.Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»
Even with First Nations, environmental groups and politicians opposing pipeline projects, such as EnbridgeÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»™s Northern Gateway pipeline and Kinder MorganÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»™s Trans Mountain expansion project, Notley said she will continue to relay the reasons as to why itÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»™s important Canada has a pipeline to transport its oil to ports, which will then be sold to international markets.
She explained: "Frankly, if I was in the federal government, I would not shut down any of my options until I knew I had one option that's successful. But that's me.Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»
Notley hopes to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau soon, upon his visit to the Calgary Stampede.
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