{"id":15330,"date":"2025-02-06T19:32:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/wilkinson-says-ottawa-and-provinces-should-discuss-possibility-of-west-east-oil-pipeline\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T19:32:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:32:42","slug":"wilkinson-says-ottawa-and-provinces-should-discuss-possibility-of-west-east-oil-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/06\/wilkinson-says-ottawa-and-provinces-should-discuss-possibility-of-west-east-oil-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilkinson says Ottawa and provinces should discuss possibility of west-east oil pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Staff<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br 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Ottawa and the provinces should discuss the possibility of an oil pipeline to Eastern Canada to improve energy security.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Wilkinson says it\u2019s a \u201cvulnerability\u201d for Canada to export so much of its oil to the United States in the context of the Trump administration\u2019s tariff threats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_10997383_67a50df34aa6a\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10997383\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10997383\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_10997383_67a50df34aa6a\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Quebec Premier Fran\u00e7ois Legault said earlier this week that there is still no social acceptability for an oil pipeline through the province, but suggested Trump\u2019s actions could change the situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_10992665_67a50df35147e\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10992665\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/10992665\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_10992665_67a50df35147e\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Trump has threatened a 10% tariff on 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