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Premier Notley going on tour to support Trans Mountain pipeline

Nov 7, 2017 | 6:44 AM

EDMONTON – Premier Notley will go on tour starting November 20 to stump for the Trans Mountain pipeline project, but is resisting opposition calls to wield a big stick against its opponents.

Notley will speak in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton over the next three weeks on the importance of the pipeline expansion to the B.C. coast through Burnaby.

The $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan project will expand an existing pipeline so Alberta can get a better price overseas for its oil.

The line was approved last year by the federal government, but is opposed by B.C.’s governing NDP, and Burnaby officials have been accused of delaying the project by dragging out permit approvals.