{"id":60209,"date":"2015-08-29T00:34:23","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T16:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=60209"},"modified":"2025-01-13T11:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T16:14:13","slug":"alberta-environment-minister-shannon-phillips-u-s-lawmakers-tour-oilsands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/08\/29\/alberta-environment-minister-shannon-phillips-u-s-lawmakers-tour-oilsands\/","title":{"rendered":"Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips, U.S. lawmakers, tour oilsands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shannon Phillips (right) with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Twitter photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

EDMONTON \u2013 Alberta\u2019s environment minister is refuting opposition allegations that she wouldn\u2019t meet with a delegation of U.S. lawmakers who toured the oilsands.<\/p>\n

Shannon Phillips says she met with the delegation, including Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who wants to become the party’s presidential candidate in the 2016 U.S. election.<\/p>\n

Phillips says it was a productive tour and they all agreed that Canadian energy and the oilsands are part of a strong relationship between the two countries.<\/p>\n

The Wildrose opposition accused the NDP of blowing off the delegation.<\/p>\n

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Phillips says the final details of the meeting weren\u2019t confirmed until Wednesday after the U.S. politicians had toured a carbon capture facility in Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

Wildrose member Tany Yao says the NDP didn\u2019t agree to meet with the delegation until after he offered to play host on behalf of the Alberta government.<\/p>\n

Phillips said the stalled Keystone XL pipeline wasn\u2019t part of their discussions during the oilsands tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really didn\u2019t touch on Keystone specifically,\u201d she said Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked about market access more generally. And certainly what we heard from the United States is that leadership on climate change forms part of our ability to gain access to markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alberta Liberal Leader David Swann said he is disappointed Phillips didn\u2019t use the opportunity to engage the U.S. lawmakers on Keystone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the government had an obligation to advocate for this important project, and seek to understand any concerns. I\u2019m disappointed this opportunity was lost,\u201d Swann said in a release.<\/p>\n

Off the three members of the U.<\/p>\n

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S. delegation, Senator Graham and Republican Congressman Tom Rice are on record as supporting Keystone.<\/p>\n

Democrat Senator Sheldon Whitehouse opposes the project. \u2013 With file from CHED.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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