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Trudeau backs Notley鶹ýӳs pipeline convictions

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has voiced his support of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, and her plans to connect the province to new markets by building pipelines.

In a news conference in Davos last Friday, Trudeau countered concerns from Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre and his regional colleagues that the Energy East pipeline posed an unacceptable environmental risk.

The Prime Minister said that provinces need to work together to ensure energy development and environment protection. 鶹ýӳI am solidly in one camp on this one,鶹ýӳ he said. 鶹ýӳI am very much in the camp of both premiers, [Ontario鶹ýӳs Kathleen] Wynne and Notley, who demonstrated that Canada can and should work together on economic issues for all of us.鶹ýӳ

Mr. Trudeau said his government is reviewing environmental assessment rules with the aim of boosting the credibility of pipeline reviews.

Ontario support

Also on Friday, Ontario鶹ýӳs premier Kathleen Wynne praised Notley for the NDP government鶹ýӳs climate change plan and gave at least tentative backing to the CAN$15.7 billion Energy East pipeline, which would move Alberta oilsands crude to the east coast for export.

The Liberal premier said Alberta鶹ýӳs efforts 鶹ýӳmakes the national conversation about climate targets and pipelines easier.鶹ýӳ

鶹ýӳWe appreciate that there is a need for a way to get Canadian oil, that is allowed under Alberta鶹ýӳs new emission cap, to overseas markets. And the people of Ontario care a great deal about the national economy and the potential jobs that this proposed pipeline project could create in our province and across the country,鶹ýӳ said Wynne.

Montreal opposition

The previous day, Thursday, Montreal mayor Denis Coderre had announced that municipalities in the city鶹ýӳs metropolitan area are opposed to Energy East, saying that there was limited economic benefit compared to major environmental risk from a pipeline spill.

Notley has said she wants the discussion over pipelines to be "drama free."

She said it was "short-sighted" for the Montreal Metropolitan Community to oppose Energy East on the grounds its risks outweigh its economic benefit.

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