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.
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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黑料社檚 premier Kathleen Wynne praised Notley for the NDP government黑料社檚 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.
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Montreal opposition
The previous day, Thursday, Montreal mayor Denis Coderre had announced that municipalities in the city黑料社檚 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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