Overview

• Danielle Smith and Doug Ford signed two memorandums in Calgary on July 7 to coordinate joint energy and trade infrastructure initiatives between their provinces.
• The agreements launch a feasibility study to map optimal routes, financing options and domestic supply-chain use, including Ontario steel, for new pipelines, rail lines and ports.
• One memorandum focuses on developing export corridors by expanding oil and gas pipelines and adding rail links to James Bay and southern Ontario refineries and ports.
• The second memorandum secures reciprocal market-access commitments, with Ontario boosting sales of Alberta-made beer, wine and spirits while Alberta pledges to purchase Canadian-made vehicles for its fleets.
• Both premiers called on Ottawa to amend or repeal federal barriers—such as the Impact Assessment Act and net-zero power regulations—to speed up projects and offset U.S. tariffs on Canadian exports.