Trans Mountain Pipeline Costs Balloon to $30.9 Billion, Some Costs Excluded From Calculations: Memo

Trans Mountain Pipeline Costs Balloon to $30.9 Billion, Some Costs Excluded From Calculations: Memo
Pipeline pipes are seen at a Trans Mountain facility near Hope, B.C., Aug. 22, 2019. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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Estimated costs continue to climb for the taxpayer-owned, over-budget Trans Mountain Pipeline still under construction. The last count comes in at a project cost of $30.9 billion; however, according to a Natural Resources Canada memo, the latest calculations might not include the total expenditure.

Additional subsidies were excluded from calculations used in supporting cabinet’s claim that “no more public money will be used to complete the Trans Mountain Expansion,” according to Blacklock’s Reporter on July 26.