Alberta's pipeline: Slick politics or crude compromise?
7/4/202647 min
Alberta has formally proposed a pipeline to the southwest coast of British Columbia, in partnership with the federal government and a private company. The Globe and Mail’s Stephanie Levitz and CBC’s Anis Heydari join guest host Kate McKenna to discuss pipeline politics, the CUSMA deadline that came and went, and (of course!) Canada joining the Eurovision Song Contest.
Plus, as the political barbecue season gets underway, The House’s Jennifer Chevalier kicks off The House’s summer series on food security with a documentary exploring the high cost of beef. A rancher explains why despite good cattle prices now it’s hard to have confidence in the future, a chef wonders why interprovincial trade barriers make it so hard to buy local meat, and a meat packer shows us around his abattoir and explains why he’s tapping into a government program that would help him ship meat to Canada’s north.
This episode features the voices of:
- Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter with The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau
- Anis Heydari, CBC News business reporter
- Kevin Grier, beef & cattle market analyst
- Brenda Rosadiuk, cattle rancher at Rosadiuk Ranches
- Tyler Fulton, president of the Canadian Cattle Association
- Calvin Vaags, CEO of True North Foods
- Lewis Robinson, owner of La Petite Primerose restaurant
- Sarah Berger Richardson, food law professor at the University of Ottawa
- Michael Coteau, Liberal MP & chair of the House of Commons agriculture committee
- Eric Patenaude, owner of Henderson’s Meats and Abattoir
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Anis Heydari· Guest0:28
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Kate McKenna· Host0:54
It's Mark Carney's big bet to keep the country together while reducing reliance on the United States, but what will it cost Canadians? I'm Kate McKenna, sitting in for Catherine Cullen, and this week on The House, Alberta has submitted a proposal to get a pipeline built to the West Coast. British Columbia's premier says the plan could be worse. We discuss what compromises Ottawa is making and whether taxpayers are about to foot the bill for another pipeline. Two reporters on this beat are here to talk with me about it, as well as Canada's pipeline to the Eurovision Song Contest.