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Scott Stinson: Doug Ford, Danielle Smith trade smiles and belt buckles as new pipeline proposal is announced

The proposal for a 'Northern Shield' pipeline would build a Canada-only route from Alberta to southwestern Ontario

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With apologies to Wab Kinew, Christine Fréchette and whoever is running Prince Edward Island these days, it’s not a stretch to suggest that Danielle Smith and Doug Ford are the two most important politicians in Canada outside of Mark Carney.

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The premiers of Alberta and Ontario are big personalities who attract no small amount of controversy, and in many ways they are like-minded: pro-business and anti-Trudeau, for a start. Smith would very much like to get as much oil out of Alberta as possible and Ford would very much like it to be refined and put in Ontario vehicles that will drive on ever-widening, toll-free highways.

Scott Stinson: Doug Ford, Danielle Smith trade smiles and belt buckles as new pipeline proposal is announced Back to video

So it wasn’t a surprise to see them standing next to each other, big smiles on their faces, as on Monday in Calgary they announced a proposed route for a crude oil pipeline from Alberta to Ontario. This was hardly the Montagues sharing a podium with the........

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