# 'We will deliver': energy minister on Pacific Link pipeline

https://mins.news/en/video/82648

- CBC News, 2026-10-01 22:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYa7XmcPmtk

> Prime Minister Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith designated the proposed West Coast pipeline, now called Pacific Link, as the first project of national interest on Thursday. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson told Power & Politics the designation will speed up approvals and environmental assessments under the Building Canada Act.

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