Steve MacLellan

Bill Morneau, former finance minster, was a supporter of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, but now that he has resigned, it puts the project in question, as it does the other pipelines too.

Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister has replaced him. Her view seem to be more aligned with Trudeau’s. In his pre-election promises, many of them included a greener economy, with a reduction in emissions and pollution.

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with the new Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Premier Andrew Furey, on August 20, to discuss their oil and gas problems. Like Alberta, this sector makes up a fair portion of the GDP at 25.7%.

In Alberta, where oil gas and mining is around 27.4% of the provincial GDP, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been getting comfortable with how the money and support has been flowing from the federal government. He has pipelines moving, and coal mines popping up along the eastern slopes of the Rockies.