Alberta Premier Rachel Notley waded into the centre of opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline project in Vancouver Thursday and came away with a standing ovation.
The applause came from business and labour groups attending an energy forum organized by the Vancouver Board of Trade.
Notley’s message that the Trans Mountain pipeline will bring prosperity to all Canadians, and especially to those in British Columbia and Alberta, was warmly received by groups hoping to benefit from the pipeline expansion.
“If we can build pipelines that move U.S. and Asian energy products around the Lower Mainland, surely we can build them to move Canadian products