The Ford government says it is pushing ahead with a multi-province feasibility study into a new east-west pipeline , an idea initially floated through the summer as a way to insulate the Canadian economy.

At a meeting of the country’s premiers in Huntsville, Ont., this summer, Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan signed an agreement to plan pipelines and new rail infrastructure .

On Thursday, Ontario announced it was officially moving ahead with a feasibility study looking at an east-west energy corridor to take oil and gas from Alberta and Saskatchewan to an as-yet unbuilt port in James Bay.

“This nation-building pipeline and energy corridor will unite our country and help unlock new markets for Canada’s energy resources that will reduce our dependence on the United States, all whil

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