Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reacted to federal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault’s comments about Canada not needing new pipelines, a day after Prime Minister Mark Carney said they could be built if there is a consensus.
Before the first meeting of the new federal cabinet on May 14, Guilbeault said there is no reason to build new pipelines if the government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline is only operating at 40 percent capacity. He added global demand for oil is estimated to peak by 2028–2029.
