Overview
- Prime Minister Mark Carney used the Calgary Stampede weekend of July 11–12 to renew a national call for cooperation on a “threefold energy crisis” and said recent policy changes will raise near-term emissions compared with the previous plan.
- Alberta has formally submitted a pipeline proposal to the federal Major Projects Management Office that would follow the Trans Mountain corridor with Alberta and Trans Mountain Corp. holding majority stakes and federal leaders saying they are optimistic it will proceed.
- Carney met leaders of Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 First Nations and conducted high‑visibility local outreach, including flipping pancakes and posing for selfies, while separatist group Let Alberta Decide held a rival pancake breakfast during the same Stampede weekend.
- A last‑minute cross‑border deal to end the Gordie Howe Bridge standoff was reported to split ‘net’ toll proceeds for 15 years after Canada recoups costs, a report that Conservative MPs say requires the full agreement and accounting to be released; Carney offered a public explanation of the revenue sequencing.
- The events deepen federal–provincial political tensions ahead of the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum, revive older grievances about federal energy policy, and could shift the campaign toward turnout and vote mobilization rather than persuasion.