Canadian shipping is keeping a close eye on Ottawa as the government discusses a range of initiatives on export projects and trade.
For example, Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, which would triple the amount of crude oil exports from Vancouver, faces an uncertain future.
The Justin Trudeau-led government gave the pipeline a preliminary approval. But the John Horgan-headed provincial government in British Columbia came to power on a platform aimed at blocking the pipeline, which it plans to argue is not in the national interest.
