. . . . Those would be the governments we elected to serve *our* best   
   interests.   
   And those foreign companies are strictly there to serve the financial   
   interests of shareholders.   
      
   The governments involved in this particular dispute are: British Columbia,   
   various BC cities, Alberta and the Trudeau government in Ottawa.   
      
   The foreign company is Kinder Morgan, a Texas-based American oil company which   
   has such shareholders as Enron, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Kohlberg   
   Kravis and Blackstone.  All who have notorious histories all their own.   
      
   And Kinder Morgan has just sent our federal government - that would be Justin   
   Trudeau in this case - an ultimatum:  give us assurance that no one will stand   
   in our way in building the expanded pipelines from Alberta's tar sands to city   
   of Burnaby in    
   British Columbia.   
      
   Are we worried yet?  Not just about this particular ultimatum-shoveling   
   American big oil company, but about what our current and future 'trade'   
   agreements contain as they are being promoted by our own governments.  NAFTA   
   has allowed this travesty.  We    
   need to regain our sovereignty.   
      
   ______________________________   
   The Canadian Press -  April 10, 2018 4:54 pm   
      
   Alberta prepared to buy Trans Mountain pipeline outright, Notley says   
      
   Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province will buy the Trans Mountain   
   oil pipeline project if that’s what it takes to get it built.   
      
   “We are considering a number of financial options to ensure that the Trans   
   Mountain expansion is built, up to and including purchasing the pipeline   
   outright if were to come to that,” Notley said in the statement Tuesday.   
   “But it is not the only    
   model we’re considering.   
      
   Notley said on the weekend that the province was looking at taking an equity   
   stake in the line, but didn’t talk about buying it completely.   
      
   In B.C. Tuesday, Premier John Horgan said Alberta can do what it wants within   
   the province’s own boundaries.   
      
   “The premier of Alberta is entitled to do whatever she wants within her   
   borders,” said Horgan. “If she wants to invest in a pipeline, that’s her   
   business.   
      
   “(This) is a good idea if there’s a proper return on investment for   
   Albertans,” said Rick Fraser of the Alberta Party.   
      
   “The problem is we have no idea what the final price tag of that project is.   
   How can your government commit to buying this pipeline when you don’t know   
   the full cost?”   
      
   “What we know is tens of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars are at   
   stake if this project does not go forward,” Hoffman replied.   
      
   Notley has said the pipeline is critical to helping Canada’s economy.   
   Alberta’s oil is fetching a discounted price in North America due to   
   pipeline bottlenecks, among other factors.   
      
   Alberta also says it can get a better price for its product if it can get more   
   of it to the coast and then on to overseas markets.   
   ____________________________   
      
   If proposed pipeline fails, Kinder Morgan could take Canada to court   
   U.S. company could launch a NAFTA claim seeking billions of dollars   
      
   http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/nafta-tmx-kinder-morgan-oilsands-1.4611434   
      
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