Liberal (Minority/Majority) Government 2025 - ???
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Ok so name one that’s ready to progress save for federal regulatory approval please. I did and it wasn’t hard to find- though blind reliance on AI may not get you there.
Yes, previous government. There’s been quite a bit of turnover and a very clear change in political will and policy approaches.
Prime Minister Carney was neither a member of Parliament nor a member of the government for any of those. The law that has passed during his tenure - C-5, you mentioned it - included establishing the MPO, which is simply awaiting a tabled proposal for an oil pipeline at this point, and which is already considering a major LNG project. Again, that’s the one I mentioned by name.
I’ll also point you to the ‘one project, one assessment’ agreement the Feds and Alberta have recently reached under PM Carney and minister Hodgson. That’s a major, major policy shift for environmental and impact assessments from the Feds.
Co-operation Agreement between Alberta and Canada on Environmental and Impact Assessment - Canada.ca
Co-operation Agreement between Nova Scotia and Canada on Environmental and Impact Assessment
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Ok so name one that’s ready to progress save for federal regulatory approval please. I did and it wasn’t hard to find- though blind reliance on AI may not get you there.
Yes, previous government. There’s been quite a bit of turnover and a very clear change in political will and policy approaches.
Prime Minister Carney was neither a member of Parliament nor a member of the government for any of those. The law that has passed during his tenure - C-5, you mentioned it - included establishing the MPO, which is simply awaiting a tabled proposal for an oil pipeline at this point, and which is already considering a major LNG project. Again, that’s the one I mentioned by name.
I’ll also point you to the ‘one project, one assessment’ agreement the Feds and Alberta have recently reached under PM Carney and minister Hodgson. That’s a major, major policy shift for environmental and impact assessments from the Feds.
Co-operation Agreement between Alberta and Canada on Environmental and Impact Assessment - Canada.ca
Co-operation Agreement between Nova Scotia and Canada on Environmental and Impact Assessmentwww.canada.ca
And, like anything else in the world of permit approvals, if the boss says 'speed things up and get it out the door' that's what the staff will do - laws be damned (kind of)...
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Used Google AI so take with a grain of salt (subject to errors)
Key "Ready-to-Go" / Nearing Operation Projects:
- [LNG Canada Phase 1 (Kitimat, BC)]: Expected to begin exporting liquefied natural gas by 2025.
- [Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX)]: Currently operational, this 590k bpd capacity increase is driving new Western Canadian crude oil output.
- [Woodfibre LNG (Squamish, BC)]: Anticipated to be operational by 2028, with a focus on low-emission processing.
- [Cedar LNG (Kitimat, BC)]: A high-performance, low-emission project anticipated for 2028.
- [Bay du Nord Oil Project (NL)]: Offshore project recently moving ahead to signal Newfoundland's continued role in oil production.
- LNG Canada Phase 2: Aims to double production, recently referred for accelerated review.
- Ksi Lisims LNG: A major new project in BC touted as one of the world’s lowest-emission, second-largest LNG facilities.
- Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project: An 800-kilometre line intended to supply feedstock to Ksi Lisims LNG.
- Coastal GasLink Pipeline: Nearing completion, this connects gas supplies to the Kitimat LNG terminal.
- Enbridge & Trans Mountain Optimizations: Ongoing upgrades to existing pipelines to boost capacity through artificial enhancements like drag-reducing agents.
- Tilbury Marine Jetty: Proposed marine jetty expansion in Delta, BC.
Has there been a change in political will? That is your opinion, period. Previous government? Pretty much the same, different head man. Bill C5 created and remains unused for oil and gas.
Great, get rid of those of bills and blame it on Trudeau/"previous government". After all its "dangerous and divided world"
Time will tell if this slows things down even more or it actually speeds them up. In my OPINION, I don't think it is going to speed anything up.
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Political WILL is the key term. When any government really wants things to happen, the speeds at which it moves is amazing.
Danielle Smith says Alberta and Ottawa on the same page at Houston energy conference
Premier Danielle Smith says the relationship Alberta has with the federal government feels more positive and that it’s been years since she’s seen this level of collaboration.
www.ctvnews.ca
Danielle Smith seems pretty pleased with the Carney government's approach, compared to its predecessor. Hard to claim that the current government and its O&G policy is simply a continuation of the Trudeau approach. A few excerpts:
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"Premier Danielle Smith says the relationship Alberta has with the federal government feels more positive and that it’s been years since she’s seen this level of collaboration."
"I don’t think I’ve seen so much collaboration with the feds since I got elected – and it’s probably been over a decade since we saw that kind of collaboration, so that’s very positive."
"Smith said almost all of the “nine bad laws” have been addressed by Ottawa -- they’re still fighting out one on plastics in court -- but did acknowledge that the proof for most Albertans will see is movement on a proposed new pipeline to the west coast.
“We are going to put in a submission for west coast pipeline -- a million barrels a day -- by June, ” she said. “We want the Major Projects Office to give the go ahead to start the approvals by the end of the year and then when we identify -- the public will see which port we’re identifying -- that’s where we’ll look for the carve outs to take place so that’s part of our MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) agreement.”"
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Seems like there is optimism in the Premier's office, and progress being made in getting to the submission stage for a new pipeline.
It also sounds like Smith has a good working relationship with Energy and Natural Resources minister Tim Hodgson.
Edited for spelling
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"The energy deal stipulated that Alberta's industrial carbon price would eventually reach $130 per tonne, and Smith said how quickly that price is reached is what is still being negotiated."
"Smith pointed to other jurisdictions, like the United States, that currently don't have carbon pricing systems, and said they are more attractive investment environments."
"..Smith said she didn't want to see Alberta ramp up its price to $130 per tonne too quickly."
Just a few tidbits to consider. Its not there yet. And for god sakes DROP the f-ing carbon pricing, its BS.
And look at me, quoting CBC of all news agencies.
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Carbon pricing is probably the dumbest thing canada has implemented. Just pure lunacy.
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I've already pointed this out about a week ago - its full steam ahead on this expansion - they have already moved up the timelines on this. By early 2028, TMX will be producing 1.3m/barrels a day in oil. That's greater than 23% of all oil that Canada exports a day.
The 2yr timeline is the time if physically takes to build/install all the additional pumping stations needed along the pipeline. There is nothing stopping this from occurring other than the owners of the pipeline spending the money to make it happen.
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Carbon pricing an impact at all? Other fees?
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Pure cash grab and a vote grab of the "greens" thinking voters. I wish people got it through their heads carbon not evil. It is simply a life essential element
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Is that the psy op/MSM IO that gave Team Blue such a big lead in polling for many months until they got their wish and PMJT GTFO’ed?
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I'll be upfront on the whole PP issue. I voted Conservative in the last three elections but did vote for JT in 2015 as the Conservatives were stale by that point and the country needed a change (but unfortunately didn't get the right kind of change). That being said I wasn't a PP fan and felt that the Conservative Party went the wrong direction in picking their leader.
I listened to the full Joe Rogan interview but haven't had a chance to watch the 2nd link yet. I thought the tone PP struck during the interview was definitely an improvement over what we saw in the lead up to the last election. That being said I felt it was a bit of a softball interview...more of a chat about MMA and health issues with some politics thrown in. Definite improvement but not enough for me to be convinced yet that he's the right leader to face Carney.
I'll watch the 2nd interview and try to keep an open mind about him, but as of now I still think the Conservatives should find a new leader before the next election. The bloom will inevitably come off Carney's rose (as it does with every government since none can ever deliver on everything that people expect) and I can't help but feel that the Conservatives might be better prepared under a different leader.
I listened to the full Joe Rogan interview but haven't had a chance to watch the 2nd link yet. I thought the tone PP struck during the interview was definitely an improvement over what we saw in the lead up to the last election. That being said I felt it was a bit of a softball interview...more of a chat about MMA and health issues with some politics thrown in. Definite improvement but not enough for me to be convinced yet that he's the right leader to face Carney.
I'll watch the 2nd interview and try to keep an open mind about him, but as of now I still think the Conservatives should find a new leader before the next election. The bloom will inevitably come off Carney's rose (as it does with every government since none can ever deliver on everything that people expect) and I can't help but feel that the Conservatives might be better prepared under a different leader.
I was contacted by the Conservatives for a donation shortly after the last election. I asked the guy on the phone why Jenni was
still around after losing four elections but Telford and Butts moved on after winning four. Umm aaah gee that's a god point.
They have not phoned back.
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I might actually have voted for him IF he had been this person.
No. He has learned from his past performance and adjusted how he interacts and communicates.
Don’t blame Jenni Byrne, he accepted whatever advice she gave, that’s on him.
Your point that this man existed last year during the campaign (I disagree) as evidenced by the more obscure social media space and that the majority of the voting citizenry only saw him verbing the (Trudeau-related) noun a day late and a penny short in fact confirms that he didn’t have his shizzle wired tightly during the campaign.
You continue to say this. I don’t buy it for a second. He was off his campaign game without question.
I tried several times to engage through his constituency office in the years prior to the election and nothing back at all. An 11th hour try by one of his campaigners coming by my house (two blocks over from PP’s [pre-Stornaway] house) with a bunch of non-answers to my questions as to why he was still on Trudeau and not focusing on Carney’s platform. He was committed to staying on a stale message, that he stole defeat from the jaws of victory.
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This is a very accurate observation here and other platforms.
I mean, let's be real. If Poilievre was posting here he'd call ArmyRick aggressive lol
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The CPC had a leadership review at end January. The Party claims 95% participation from party members. Pierre garnered 87.4% of that vote. I'll take those numbers over individual opinion.
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