Taxpayers will have to pay for pipelines

[chuckChuck]

A UCP Energy Insider’s Warnings for Alberta

Taxpayers will have to pay for pipelines and big deficits are coming, says Sonya Savage.

Former United Conservative Party energy minister Sonya Savage spoke the truth Friday when she said that without public funding, Premier Danielle Smith’s perpetual pipeline project is little more than a pipe dream.

This has been obvious from the get-go, of course. Still, it’s nice to hear someone long influential in the Alberta oilpatch and once associated with the UCP, albeit back when Jason Kenney still bestrode this province like a political colossus, saying aloud what no member of Smith’s cowed cabinet dares to admit.

Savage told CBC’s West of Centre podcast, in a widely quoted clip, that the chances of any private sector actor ever stepping up to build another pipeline to Canada’s West Coast are basically zilch.

When podcast host Kathleen Petty asked her three panellists — Savage, former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay and former Canadian Energy Regulator CEO Gitane De Silva — if they agreed the chance of a private proponent stepping forward to build the pipeline was diminishing, Savage was direct.

“I would say it’s not just diminishing... I would say it’s almost zero at this point.”

[AllisWD45]

Makes me wonder why!!!!

[sumdumguy]

Who would want to invest in anything in this dysfunctional mess?

[blackpowder]

12 years ago multiple projects were in the works. Yes things have changed. No, not one company interested today.
Today's economics may be different.
But since then an anti development position has been entrenched in government all while costs rose.
If govt wants to make all the rules it gets to write all the checks.

[sumdumguy]

Is this what communism spawns? Looking more and more like Venezuela

[blackpowder]

While you're at it, ask him where Coastal First Nations budget comes from.

[checking]

How many past times were the privates with the money for projects kicked in the nuts by the NEB, the courts, and the cc. types.?

That is actually funny.

After someone offers to pay for a project, and you turn it down, don't bitch when you finally wake up and realize you have to pay for it.

[Hamloc]

A UCP Energy Insider’s Warnings for Alberta

Taxpayers will have to pay for pipelines and big deficits are coming, says Sonya Savage.

Former United Conservative Party energy minister Sonya Savage spoke the truth Friday when she said that without public funding, Premier Danielle Smith’s perpetual pipeline project is little more than a pipe dream.

This has been obvious from the get-go, of course. Still, it’s nice to hear someone long influential in the Alberta oilpatch and once associated with the UCP, albeit back when Jason Kenney still bestrode this province like a political colossus, saying aloud what no member of Smith’s cowed cabinet dares to admit.

Savage told CBC’s West of Centre podcast, in a widely quoted clip, that the chances of any private sector actor ever stepping up to build another pipeline to Canada’s West Coast are basically zilch.

When podcast host Kathleen Petty asked her three panellists — Savage, former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay and former Canadian Energy Regulator CEO Gitane De Silva — if they agreed the chance of a private proponent stepping forward to build the pipeline was diminishing, Savage was direct.

“I would say it’s not just diminishing... I would say it’s almost zero at this point.”

Come on Chuck2, you actually thought the MOU signed by Carney was about building a pipeline?! Your so shockingly gullible. It is about raising the industrial carbon tax and having the taxpayer insure it’s effective rate and about oilsands producers being forced to build up CCS and permanently increase their cost of production. The impact assessment act hasn’t been eliminated, the tanker ban is still in force. Nothing has really been done to inspire private investment and participation! The real question is what has Carney accomplished since being elected except burn a bunch of jet fuel!!

[goalieguy847]

Dont worry. When we separate here in alberta itll be somehow easier to build pipelines. And when oil comes down under 45$/ brl itll look even more appealing. And the New country of alberta will have a booming economy and will be eligible for the former equalization payments.

Oh. Wait.

[sumdumguy]

I bet if that pipeline was going from The Sault to Charlottetown, the government would be knocking itself out to get her done.