As Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prepares to announce the first projects of national interest it has selected, Radio-Canada has learned that no oil pipeline is on the list, according to three sources that have spoken to Radio-Canada.
"There is no [oil] pipeline project on the table," one of them said, despite the federal government's promise to make Canada an "energy superpower."
Carney has never ruled out the idea of supporting the construction of a new pipeline.
"We have to choose a few major projects, not necessarily pipelines, but maybe pipelines: we'll see," he said on the French-language TV show, , during the election campaign.
The prime minister nevertheless emphasized the importance of reaching a consensus with the provinces.
Behind the scenes, a Liberal source ins