The Liberal government had to buy the TMX pipeline because of all the regulations they themselves created.

[blackbird]

The reason that Kinder Morgan could not build the TMX pipeline themselves and the Liberal government had to buy it was because of all the regulations which drove investment out of Canada.  Also because the BC NDP government fought against it in court.   They allowed FNs and environmental groups to run the show and impede the development of pipelines.   That meant the only way it could get built was by the federal government buying it and taking over.  That situation still exists and prevents new pipelines from being built.  It is up to Carney and his government to abolish all the ridiculous laws that impede investment and energy resource development.  The must abolish the no more pipeline laws, the energy caps, and the tanker ban.  They have effectively killed billions of dollars in revenue for Canada.

Consequently, it is the taxpayers that ended up paying tens of billions of dollars.  The taxpayers were the ones who were forced by the Liberal government laws and policies to pay a fortune to buy and finish building the TMX pipeline.  It is our children and children's children who will have to pay for all this.  We are now left with a deficit in the order of 70 billion dollars because of the Liberal government mismanagement the past ten years and a massive national debt in the order of 1.46 trillion dollars.

Edited November 12, 2025 by blackbird