Does Alberta have a point? The impact of bad federal policy and signs that change is coming

In this week’s episode of The Line: Alberta Podcast, Rob Breakenridge is joined by Heather Exner-Pirot, a Calgary-based senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the Institute’s Director of Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment.

We begin the conversation with some analysis of the recent announcement of five projects identified as being in the national interest and will now be advanced by the federal government’s new Major Projects Office. Does the inclusion of a major LNG project - and hints that a new pipeline could be in the works for the next phase of announcements - signal a new approach on energy from the federal government?

Also, with word of a very productive meeting between the prime minister and Alberta’s premier, followed by word that the oil and gas emissions cap could be on the chopping block, we’ll also examine Ottawa’s evolving approach to environmental and energy policy. Alberta has repeatedly identified obstacles and irritants that need to be addressed - does Alberta have a point? And is Ottawa starting to concede that point?

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:49 Heather Exner-Pirot
• 32:47 Outro