Conservative MPs are hitting back at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments that Bill C-69 may be used to stop a proposed $22-billion railway in it’s tracks..“This is what (Trudeau) does, he hates to see projects going ahead in Alberta,” Stephanie Kusie, Calgary Midnapore MP and shadow critic for transportation, told the Western Standard..“It’s his old trick – anything that could benefit Alberta and he pulls out his old friend Bill C-69..“I just wish he had been a bit more gracious and let us enjoy the thought of it a little longer.”.U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive permit last month allowing a $22-billion international railway to be built between Alaska and Alberta. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has also thrown his support behind the proposal.But Trudeau cautioned that the plan must undergo a rigorous environmental assessment under Bill C-69, dubbed the “No More Pipelines Act” by its critics..“Whether there is a potential for a project, before the proponent goes too far down the round and invests too much money in it, in something that is unlikely to pass,” said Trudeau..In Canada, major infrastructure projects, such as the building of an interprovincial pipeline, a nuclear energy facility or large-scale mine are subject to federal review..The Tory critic for natural resources and Calgary Centre MP Greg McLean said the railway would be hugely beneficial to the North..“Any infrastructure, but especially in the North, is good,” he said..“It just makes economic sense but we know how the PM feels about getting Alberta resource products to markets.”.A2A Rail vice chair Mead Treadwell said the so-called ‘A2A Railway’ will succeed where others have failed, because markets are hungry for resources that Canada produces, but can’t export quickly enough to meet demand.. Maverick Party: Want Alaska to Alberta railway – vote out TrudeauA2A proposed route .The company will start by constructing rail from North Pole, near Fairbanks, where the Alaska Railroad ends today. From there the railway will move south and east through Alaska, across into Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and into Alberta..“The port capacity and sometimes the rail capacity at other places in Canada are just so choked that there’s a potential market for a new port and a new method to get to Asian markets,” Treadwell said in an interview in August with KUAC..“The Alaska Railroad right now runs 512 miles from Seward to North Pole we’re going to take that track and extend it 1500 miles to connect up with rail lines in Alberta,” Treadwell said..Treadwell said the the system will transport bitumen, potash, sulfur and grains..“We believe we have a project which is competitive with pipeline and one of the reasons why it’s competitive is because its risks can spread over several different commodities,” he said..Treadwell says if all goes according to plan, work on the project would begin within three years and be completed in six. . Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .Company founder Sean McCoshen has already spent over $100 million USD through the pre-feasibility, feasibility, and detailed engineering phases of the project. .Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
Conservative MPs are hitting back at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments that Bill C-69 may be used to stop a proposed $22-billion railway in it’s tracks..“This is what (Trudeau) does, he hates to see projects going ahead in Alberta,” Stephanie Kusie, Calgary Midnapore MP and shadow critic for transportation, told the Western Standard..“It’s his old trick – anything that could benefit Alberta and he pulls out his old friend Bill C-69..“I just wish he had been a bit more gracious and let us enjoy the thought of it a little longer.”.U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive permit last month allowing a $22-billion international railway to be built between Alaska and Alberta. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has also thrown his support behind the proposal.But Trudeau cautioned that the plan must undergo a rigorous environmental assessment under Bill C-69, dubbed the “No More Pipelines Act” by its critics..“Whether there is a potential for a project, before the proponent goes too far down the round and invests too much money in it, in something that is unlikely to pass,” said Trudeau..In Canada, major infrastructure projects, such as the building of an interprovincial pipeline, a nuclear energy facility or large-scale mine are subject to federal review..The Tory critic for natural resources and Calgary Centre MP Greg McLean said the railway would be hugely beneficial to the North..“Any infrastructure, but especially in the North, is good,” he said..“It just makes economic sense but we know how the PM feels about getting Alberta resource products to markets.”.A2A Rail vice chair Mead Treadwell said the so-called ‘A2A Railway’ will succeed where others have failed, because markets are hungry for resources that Canada produces, but can’t export quickly enough to meet demand.. Maverick Party: Want Alaska to Alberta railway – vote out TrudeauA2A proposed route .The company will start by constructing rail from North Pole, near Fairbanks, where the Alaska Railroad ends today. From there the railway will move south and east through Alaska, across into Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and into Alberta..“The port capacity and sometimes the rail capacity at other places in Canada are just so choked that there’s a potential market for a new port and a new method to get to Asian markets,” Treadwell said in an interview in August with KUAC..“The Alaska Railroad right now runs 512 miles from Seward to North Pole we’re going to take that track and extend it 1500 miles to connect up with rail lines in Alberta,” Treadwell said..Treadwell said the the system will transport bitumen, potash, sulfur and grains..“We believe we have a project which is competitive with pipeline and one of the reasons why it’s competitive is because its risks can spread over several different commodities,” he said..Treadwell says if all goes according to plan, work on the project would begin within three years and be completed in six. . Defying crackdown, hundreds march against lockdowns in Calgary .Company founder Sean McCoshen has already spent over $100 million USD through the pre-feasibility, feasibility, and detailed engineering phases of the project. .Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
