As the recently signed energy deal between Alberta and Ottawa paves the way for a potential oil pipeline to the West Coast, and amid talk of reviving the Keystone XL pipeline, the prospect of a West-to-East pipeline has taken a back seat in public discourse.
Some still remain hopeful, however, that the cancellation of TC Energy’s Energy East pipeline proposal eight years ago hasn’t erased the possibility of the project’s revival, particularly as Ottawa focuses on making Canada an “energy superpower” that is less reliant on the United States.
The premiers of Alberta and Nova Scotia called for the Energy East pipeline to be revived this past January, echoed by comments from former Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson in February that Canada “should discuss the possibility of an oil pipeline to Eastern Canada” to boost energy security and diversify trade….