"Just stating the obvious"
Alberta government stands by energy minister’s pipeline and COVID comments
May 26, 2020 | 11:21 AM
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EDMONTON — Alberta’s government house leader is not backing away from his fellow minister’s comment that the COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to build pipelines.
On Friday, Energy Minister Sonya Savage told an energy industry podcast that because public health rules limit protest gatherings, it’s a “great time” to be building a pipeline.
House leader and Environment Minister Jason Nixon says Savage was just stating the obvious.
He says the government will continue to stand up for the industry and the people employed by it, although he adds the province supports the right to legal protests.
