The leaders of Trans Mountain Corp. and the federal agency that oversees the Crown corporation say it’s possible Ottawa will own the Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline indefinitely.
Mark Maki, the president and CEO of Trans Mountain, says it’s a “sovereign pipeline” that operates almost entirely within Canada and that it’s an “incredibly strategic asset” to the country.
At a Canadian Club luncheon in Toronto, Maki was joined on stage by Elizabeth Wademan, who heads up the Canada Development Investment Corp.
Trans Mountain is a subsidiary of the investment corporation and Wademan describes her agency as a “friendly yet challenging shareholder” in the pipeline firm….