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Alberta's unknown pipeline champion
He has volunteered to take on much of the heavy lifting himself to win support for controversial export pipelines such as the Keystone XL and Northern Gateway. In addition to holding the province`s highest office, earlier this week Prentice also appointed himself Minister of International and Intergovernmental Affairs as well as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs in an effort to consolidate the pipeline file into his hands.
Prentice has also recruited some high-profile supporters to drive his pro-pipeline agenda abroad. Rob Merrifield resigned earlier this week as a Conservative Member of Parliament (for the Alberta riding of Yellowhead) in order to take a new job as Alberta`s official representative to the United States based in Washington, DC. Veteran diplomat Ron Hoffman has agreed to sing the provincial praises as Alberta`s representative to the Asian Pacific Basin based in Hong Kong and another former MP, Jay Hill, will attempt to pacify Alberta`s closest neighbours as Alberta`s representative to the New West Partnership.
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He has volunteered to take on much of the heavy lifting himself to win support for controversial export pipelines such as the Keystone XL and Northern Gateway. In addition to holding the province`s highest office, earlier this week Prentice also appointed himself Minister of International and Intergovernmental Affairs as well as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs in an effort to consolidate the pipeline file into his hands.
Prentice has also recruited some high-profile supporters to drive his pro-pipeline agenda abroad. Rob Merrifield resigned earlier this week as a Conservative Member of Parliament (for the Alberta riding of Yellowhead) in order to take a new job as Alberta`s official representative to the United States based in Washington, DC. Veteran diplomat Ron Hoffman has agreed to sing the provincial praises as Alberta`s representative to the Asian Pacific Basin based in Hong Kong and another former MP, Jay Hill, will attempt to pacify Alberta`s closest neighbours as Alberta`s representative to the New West Partnership.
Read the full article here.