British Columbia cannot lay solitary claim to western tidewaters and must allow landlocked Alberta to have access to the coast for export markets, says Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. The $7.4-billion project would triple the capacity of the line, which runs from Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C., providing Alberta critical access to international export routes. The province's new political alliance has only added to those tensions. The pipeline has been approved by the National Energy Board and no province, or newly formed political alliance, has the power to veto those decisions. coast, Notley reiterated on Wednesday.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2017 17:54 UTC