As part of the Financial Post's Red Ink series, Danielle Smith discusses the benefits of unlocking Canada's energy potential.
A scenario where Canada built the Northern Gateway, Energy East, and Keystone XL pipelines would have added 2.5 million barrels of oil a day in pipeline export capacity.
This would generate $55 billion in revenues, equivalent to more than one per cent of Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) annually.
Building pipelines makes balancing the budget easier.
Author's summary: Pipelines can boost Canada's economy.