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Second West Coast Pipeline Under Fire | Toronto News
Canada’s federal government is pushing forward with a second West Coast pipeline, set to run alongside Trans Mountain but ending in Delta, B.C., not Burnaby — and it’s expected to cost between $35.2 and $43.7 billion, ballooning past the original Trans Mountain budget. Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith says funding details will be hashed out with federal partners and a private investor over the next year, while Energy Minister Tim Hodgson insists it’s a sound taxpayer investment. But critics question Trans Mountain’s financial claims, arguing public money is propping up a profitable industry —…
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