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The House gave first reading Monday to the Building Canada Strong Act. Energy Minister Tim Hodgson sent the Canada Energy Regulator a same-day letter on the proposed authorities. Second reading has not started. The bill is not law.

Premier Danielle Smith told the Oil Sands Expo in Fort McMurray on Wednesday the revised royalty regime will be announced in November. Bloomberg and the Financial Post carried it September 17. She wants more oilsands spend to help fill a proposed million-barrel-a-day pipe. No Gazette paper landed overnight.

Oil Sands Alliance president Kendall Dilling told Carbon Capture Canada the new first-year capital write-off helps the Pathways case but is not enough on its own. Alberta's Brian Jean said Ottawa, the province, and the five producers are still aiming at binding papers by mid-November.