# Canada's West Coast pipeline: Is politics undermining the free-market?

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Published: 2026-07-06T16:36:39+00:00
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the massive public investment required for a new pipeline to Canada's West Coast that was announced over the Canada Day weekend. They explore how political negotiations burdened the project with costly conditions, including carbon sequestration requirements and provincial concessions. Finally, they examine whether Alberta is abandoning its free-market principles by embracing "Laurentian Capitalism" and the long-term risks this poses to the province's economic advantage. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Editor Rudyard Griffiths - Host Todd Korol/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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