B.C. can’t hold economy ‘hostage,’ Notley says in defence of Trans Mountain
CALGARY — Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion have no power to stop it, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said Tuesday in her strongest rebuke yet since the outcome of the British Columbia election cast doubt over the project.
“We understand that some oppose the twinning of the pipeline and I respect their opinions,” Notley told a news conference in Edmonton.
“But I fundamentally disagree with the view that one province or even one region can hold hostage the economy of another province, or in this case, the economy of our entire country.”
A week ago, Christy Clark’s Liberals came out of the B.C. election one seat shy of a majority government, though recounts and absentee ballots could change the outcome.