By The Canadian Press

Alberta to Redouble Messaging Efforts after Quebec Protest on Energy East Line

Aug 30, 2016 | 1:35 PM

EDMONTON – Alberta’s energy minister says the violent disruptions at the Energy East pipeline hearings in Quebec are disconcerting and are not helping the debate.

But Marg McCuaig-Boyd says Alberta is determined to move forward and will work harder to reinforce its message on the importance of getting oil to the coasts to ship overseas.

Protesters forced the cancellation this week of the first two days of regulatory hearings in Montreal on the TransCanada (TSX;TRP) project.

The $15.7-billion line would take oil from Alberta to terminals in Quebec and New Brunswick.

Alberta, and by extension the Canadian economy, have been dragged down by the prolonged slump in oil prices.

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Alberta says a pipeline to get oil to oversea markets will mean a higher price for the product, but protesters worry about the environmental damage the pipeline could do.