Trans Mountain expansion

The Canadian division of Texas-multinational energy company Kinder Morgan is seeking to get some money from anyone who gets in the way of its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, the company indicated in legal papers to be reviewed on Wednesday by B.C.'s Supreme Court.

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley's threat to reduce oil shipments to other provinces, the latest salvo in a recent pipeline dispute with British Columbia, carries on a provincial tradition of using its natural resources to reinforce its political positions.

I’ve taken quite a few exams in my life and one thing’s always been the same: having the answer isn’t enough — to pass the test, I had to show that I did my work.

Our national interest is served by making decisions based on science and respect for Indigenous rights — not through crass political compromises and back room deals, writes environmental activist Tzeporah Berman.

B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced new legal action to defend his province's rights to introduce environmental regulations that could stop Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion project. His announcement was interpreted as a concession that prompted Alberta to end its ban on B.C. wines.

This see no evil, hear no evil approach to climate change isn't working anymore, writes celebrated Canadian scientist David Suzuki.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has admitted what many Canadians believed for some time—the approval of Trans Mountain’s expansion was always a foregone conclusion.

In an exclusive interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, National Observer learned that the Liberal leader had Kinder Morgan approval on his mind as early as December 2015. This is what he had to say.

National Observer's award-winning columnist Sandy Garossino spent 30 minutes in a room with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Here's what she found about his government's approval of the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion.

As the trade relationship deteriorates between Alberta and British Columbia over conflicting positions on the Trans Mountain expansion, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr said the federal government won't back down.

"So we need to really look in the mirror say, like the U.S. does, ‘Gee, what’s in our best interests today?’” said Canadian Energy Pipeline Association president Chris Bloomer in Ottawa on Monday.

Threatened and endangered species continue to disappear despite federal legislation designed to protect them and help their populations recover. What’s going wrong?

Canada's pipeline regulator, the National Energy Board (NEB), is giving energy giant Kinder Morgan some new help to speed up its Trans Mountain expansion project, after recognizing the Texas-based company was showing some "reluctance" to follow the existing rules.

While TransCanada's Nebraska-bound Keystone XL pipeline locks in the commercial support it needs to proceed, Kinder Morgan's controversial Trans Mountain expansion has run into a snag that could delay its completion until 2020.

Energy company Kinder Morgan has received permission from the federal pipeline regulator to break the rules of the metro Vancouver suburb of Burnaby in its construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The regulator said it can’t yet explain why it made this decision. B.C.’s Environment Minister George Heyman is shocked and says all Canadians should be concerned.