Federal Conservatives argue Energy East would prevent dependence on Saudi oil

The federal Conservatives are invoking the risk of dependence on oil from countries like Saudi Arabia as an argument to revive the Energy East pipeline, even though the pipeline was intended to carry oil almost entirely for export.

Pierre Paul-Hus, a Quebec MP, told reporters Monday that it is time to stop being “hypocritical” about energy supply. He said Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s proposal to sit down with TransCanada is aimed at making Canada self-sufficient in oil.

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Study of the project, which was opposed by many Quebec municipalities, revealed that it would have served almost exclusively to export Alberta oil to foreign markets.

TransCanada abandoned the pipeline one year ago after the National Energy Board modified the environmental assessment process.

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In a speech Sunday aimed at beginning the countdown to the Oct. 21, 2019 federal election, Scheer said a Conservative government would seek to revive the project.

The pipeline, opposed by environmentalists and Indigenous groups among others, was a key issue in the last federal campaign, especially in Quebec.

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Watch below: Some videos from Global News’ coverage of the debate over the proposed Energy East pipeline.

2:07 N.S. Premier joins push for Energy East Pipeline restart

• N.S. Premier joins push for Energy East Pipeline restart
• Trudeau speaks about Energy East pipeline project
• Premier Wall stands behind ‘strong language’ used in Energy East pipeline frustration
• Cancellation of Energy East Pipeline was a business decision: Carr
• Minister Kent Hehr responds to cancellation of Energy East pipeline
• Mixed reaction as Energy East pipeline project terminated
• Sask. energy minister “tremendously” disappointed in Energy East cancellation
• How much will scrapping Energy East plan impact Alberta jobs?
• Calgary reacts to Energy East pipeline cancellation
• Did expanded regulations kill Energy East pipeline plan?
• What does Energy East’s cancellation mean for other energy projects?
• Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi ‘disappointed’ with Energy East’s cancellation
• Denis Coderre celebrates cancellation of Energy East pipeline project
• Premier disappointed in Energy East termination
• Alberta analyst responds to TransCanada killing Energy East pipeline project
• Conservatives hammer Trudeau over Energy East pipeline cancellation
• Calgary mayor responds to cancellation of Energy East pipeline
• Energy East cancellation fueled by markets, commodity prices: Jim Carr
• Energy sector ‘open for business’ despite Energy East cancellation: Natural Resources minister

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