Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre have welcomed reports of political interest on both sides of the border in reviving a pipeline project linking Alberta’s oil sands to the United States.
“We are glad to hear President Trump and his administration express renewed interest in the Keystone XL pipeline,” Poilievre said in an Oct. 8 statement.
“Prime Minister [Mark] Carney should know that he will have the Official Opposition behind him if he does the right thing and gets this crucial project moving,” he added, noting that the Stephen Harper government had approved the new pipeline in 2010….