Alberta’s population grew more than rest of Canada last year, data shows - CBC

Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith meet with indigenous chiefs and energy workers before announcing the next steps to accelerate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast in Fort McMurray, Alta., on Oct. 1. Todd Korol/ReutersThursday was a good day for Alberta, a good day for Canada, and a good day for anyone who wants to ensure that this country cannot be held hostage to the whims of the United States. On Thursday, the Carney government designated the new bitumen pipeline to the Pacific Coast – now carrying the moniker, Pacific Link – as being in the national interest under the Building Canada Act, the first megaproject to receive that designation. That means the pipeline will enjoy an expedited regulatory review process. The Alberta government says construction could start as early as Sept. 1, 2027, once consultation with Indigenous communities is complete and necessary approvals are secured. The pipeline could be operating five years after that, some time in 2032. It’s worth taking a moment to reflect on how far Ottawa, and the country, have travelled in the past 18 months.

Open this photo in gallery:A supporter of Parti Québécois cheers as members of the party are elected in Montreal on Monday. ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP/Getty ImagesFour years ago, as the Coalition Avenir Québec rolled over the competition to win 90 of the National Assembly’s then 125 seats, the Parti Québécois looked like a spent force. The sovereigntist “party of a generation” had its worst election result since its founding in 1968 by René Lévesque – the ruffled, chain-smoking everyman who charmed baby-boomer francophones – taking just three seats. Its then rookie leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, only won his seat because the far-left Québec Solidaire candidate was forced to pull out of the race after being caught removing her rival’s campaign literature from a home mailbox. Now, Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon is a household name, known by most as PSPP, and, after Monday’s provincial election, set to become Quebec’s next premier. Parti Québécois projected to form government in QuebecThe PQ is back. Like it or not, Canada will need to brace itself for another rocky chapter on the unity file.

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