The Montreal Economic Institute, describing itself as independent and non-partisan, says pipeline projects currently in development, including Energy East, can better stimulate the Canadian economy more effectively and more sustainably than the $30-billion deficit projected for this year by the federal government.
It claims the four projects studied, including Energy East, represent private investments totalling $34 billion.
The publication was co-signed by the former Natural Resources and Finance Minister in the Harper Government, Joe Oliver.
