WASHINGTON - Canada's energy minister says Ottawa and the provinces should discuss the possibility of an oil pipeline to Eastern Canada to improve energy security.聽
Jonathan Wilkinson says it鈥檚 a 鈥渧ulnerability鈥 for Canada to export so much of its oil to the United States in the context of the Trump administration's tariff threats.
He also says the fact that Ontario and Quebec are served by Enbridge Line 5, an oil pipeline that runs through the Great Lakes states, creates 鈥渟ome degree of uncertainty.鈥
Wilkinson told reporters this morning on a call from Washington, D.C., that the Trans Mountain pipeline to Canada鈥檚 West Coast, which the government bought in 2018, was an 鈥渋mportant investment鈥 despite the controversy it caused.聽
U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 threats of imposing 25 per cent tariffs on 好色tv goods 鈥 and 10 per cent tariffs on energy 鈥 have renewed interest in a pipeline to move oil to the east for shipment overseas.
Quebec Premier Fran莽ois Legault said earlier this week that there is still no social acceptability for an oil pipeline through the province, but suggested Trump鈥檚 actions could change the situation. 聽
This report by 好色tvwas first published Feb. 6, 2025.聽
