# Who's Paying for Alberta's Pipeline?

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Podcast: [Real Talk Ryan Jespersen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/real-talk-ryan-jespersen-1332550)
Published: 2026-06-30T19:06:29+00:00
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## Resource

Alberta's going it alone...at least for now. The province will be the initial proponent of a new pipeline to the West Coast, according to The Globe and Mail. Premier Danielle Smith says the province will foot the $14M bill for early engineering, planning, and regulatory legwork before handing it off to the private sector...but is that likely to happen? We discuss in this episode, including a surprise drop-in from National Observer columnist Max Fawcett (1:10:45) in an impromptu feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY HANSEN DISTILLERY. NORTHERN EYES SEVEN-YEAR SHERRY CASK IS NOW AVAILABLE! HANSEN IS PROUDLY LOCAL, ALWAYS ORIGINAL. https://hansendistillery.com/ MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwest.ca/ 00:01 | Real Talk is hitting the road! Our next episode will be Monday, July 6 from Studio Bell at the National Music Centre. Jespo and Johnny tee up those five special episodes, chat about a new solar tax in Alberta, and look ahead to the Canada-Morocco World Cup elimination game. 1:34:00 | Did you hear former PM Justin Trudeau's comments about Trump, NAFTA, and CUSMA in Finland? Let us know what you think about the current state of Canada-U.S. relations with a comment below or an email to talk@ryanjespersen.com. SAVE on INTERNET, ELECTRICITY, and NATURAL GAS: https://parkpower.ca/realtalk/ REAL TALK'S LIVE STREAM IS PRESENTED BY CALIFORNIA CLOSETS. BOOK YOUR FREE CONSULTATION: https://californiaclosets.ca/ SIGN UP for YEGplus, CANADA'S FIRST AIRPORT REWARDS PROGRAM: https://yegplus.com/realtalk SAVE 10% on ONLINE MEN'S CLOTHING PURCHASES at THE HELM with promo code REALTALK: https://thehelmclothing.com/ SUPPORT INTEGRATED FIREFIGHTER-PARAMEDIC SERVICE IN ALBERTA: https://www.apffpa.ca/ FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK, X, INSTA…

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