Varcoe: 'The prime minister shares my urgency' — Alberta premier believes a framework largely in place on carbon pricing under energy accord

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Varcoe: 'The prime minister shares my urgency' — Alberta premier believes a framework largely in place on carbon pricing under energy accord

Danielle Smith also believes Mark Carney wants to see a new oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast go forward

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Premier Danielle Smith believes a framework for a federal-provincial agreement on ramping up Alberta’s industrial carbon price has largely been reached with Prime Minister Mark Carney — one that could be unveiled as early as this week.

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And she believes the prime minister wants to see a new oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast go forward.

“Yes, absolutely,” Smith said in an interview.

“We’ve made our case that if we want to have an advantage in accessing Asian markets, then the best way to do that is to build a pipeline that is the shortest route to those Asian markets . . .

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