Overview

• At a Calgary event hosted by energy services group Enserva, Premiers Scott Moe and Danielle Smith unveiled plans for a port-to-port corridor linking Prairie energy to Asia via BC’s Prince Rupert and to Europe via Hudson Bay.
• The proposed corridor integrates roads, transmission lines, railways and pipelines to support the provinces’ shared ambition of doubling oil and gas production.
• The premiers are seeking Ottawa’s commitment to designate the project as a national interest infrastructure undertaking, qualifying it for accelerated review under Carney’s legislation.
• Danielle Smith urged pairing the corridor with the Pathways carbon capture initiative and called for repeal of federal environmental rules seen as obstacles to energy sector investment.
• Canada is using the G7 summit in Kananaskis to spotlight its energy security plans and promote the corridor as central to its energy superpower strategy.