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Big Oil Goes East: The Regulatory and Public Opinion Battle Surrounding TransCanada's Energy East Pipeline Project

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Advisor
Flanagan, Tom
Author
Mathieson, Melissa
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2016-09-30T21:35:47Z
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2015-09
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Abstract
Public debate surrounding TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline project began immediately after its initial introduction in August 2013 and controversy has surrounded the proposed project ever since. Although the interprovincial pipeline that aims to bring western crude from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries and port terminals in Eastern Canada is governed exclusively by the National Energy Board, provinces along its route have taken an active role in the public policy debate regarding its approval. This paper will discuss such provincial participation, with a specific focus on the province of Quebec’s opposition to the project thus far. Although Quebec has no formal role in the National Energy Board’s regulatory approval process, the province is aware that it holds significant political weight and that TransCanada must obtain some level of social acceptance before getting the green light to move ahead with the project. Quebec is not the only province in which opposition to the project exists or stakeholder concerns have been raised. However, it is clear that the Quebec government’s opposition to the project is currently TransCanada’s biggest roadblock. Not only has Quebec’s provincial government been outspoken in expressing its concerns about the project, but many Quebec-based environmental and citizen groups across the province have also demonstrated their opposition to the project. It is too early to know the fate of the Energy East pipeline project. However, there is already much to discuss regarding the challenges Energy East faces in Quebec and how these may impact the regulatory approval process.
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Citation
Mathieson, Melissa. (2015). Big Oil Goes East: The Regulatory and Public Opinion Battle Surrounding TransCanada's Energy East Pipeline Project ( Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
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The School of Public Policy
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
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University of Calgary
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30025
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http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51674
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