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Mike’s Editorial – Most Still Miss the Point on The Trans Mountain Pipeline Dispute
Posted by Michael Campbell
on Saturday, 20 April 2019 11:58
Many Canadians still don’t seem to understand that no matter who’s in power in Alberta the province needs the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion to be built. The Alberta budget is still $7 billion in the hole while the energy industry has 50,000 fewer workers than just 5 years ago – with thousands of more lay-off to come.