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Originally Posted by Hehe
Yes. IÂ’m aware of what was proposed. But talk is cheap. Given how our system is set, why not starting with the AB-BC pipeline? Oh, I forgot, Eby just flat out said no pipeline through BC. How are we supposed to have cost advantage for other buyers when we canÂ’t even get our shit to the coast effectively?
Canadian oil is cheaper for a reason. We canÂ’t really sell it to anyone else because itÂ’s more expensive to ship and more expensive to process. But the idea is that if you make it competitive to other offerings in the world, people will come. As of right now, our cost is too high. Other existing buyerÂ’s volume is spare change comparing to what US is capable of using.
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Government work and in particular infrastructure projects are much more complicated to develop in Canada compared to countries such as China.
Eby's response about pipeline from Alberta to BC's northern coast:
No, BC Premier David Eby has indicated he will not support a proposed pipeline from Alberta, stating there is currently no real project with a proponent or funding. He opposes the idea on the grounds that it would likely be a publicly funded project and would increase oil tanker traffic, which would risk environmental damage to the coast and conflict with existing bans.
No current project: Eby's position is that Alberta's proposal is not a viable project because there is no private-sector proponent or funding. He has called it a "non-existent" project being used for political purposes.
Opposition to public funding: He questions the idea of Canadians paying tens of billions of dollars for a new public pipeline, especially when existing projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline are not at full capacity.
Environmental and tanker concerns: Eby's government has opposed a new oil pipeline due to concerns about increased tanker traffic and potential environmental harm to B.C.'s coastal waters. He also pointed to the existing federal oil tanker ban on the north coast.
Currently, we have a federal government ban on tanker ships on BC's northern coast. This ban has nothing to do with Carney. The Trudeau government put this ban on tankers in place because of environmental concerns about oil spills.
We cannot put the blame 100 percent on Eby.
Several levels of government must approve tanker ships on BC's northern coast before the idea of a pipeline from Alberta to BC is even considered.
If the Chinese government, Taiwanese government, needed an oil pipeline developed, of course, those infrastructure projects would be done much quicker compared to Canada.
Why? Canada is a democracy. There are many stakeholders that have a voice in infrastructure projects. Indigenous people. Pipelines would be built across Indigenous people's land. Environmental assessments from the government.
China is a communist country. When things such as infrastructure projects need be completed, they are completed much quicker because they have much fewer project stakeholders involved in the project development.
I also think that China's modular construction technology and possible use of AI to develop their infrastructure projects also helps that country's infrastructure projects develop much faster than Canada.
I don't know what happens in Taiwan, your home away from home Hehe, in terms of infrastructure projects, so I'll just leave it at that.