While Alberta premier Danielle Smith demands new oil corridors, the Macdonald Laurier Institute notes that pipeline capacity is currently ‘sufficient.’
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The eye-wateringly expensive Trans Mountain pipeline was only completed by Canadian taxpayers shelling out $34 billion, of which the public will likely be out of pocket over $18 billion even if it is finally sold to private investors.
That is the sort of money needed to bring to start a high speed rail system, which would very likely have better long term results.
Extra slow speed rail lines in remote norther areas would free up fast enough rail for passengers.
Such rail would be appropriate for oil shipments. And survive end of oil. Global non war use of oil is declining.
