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Alberta won’t hesitate to throttle back oil and gas production if British Columbia continues to stand in the way of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Premier Rachel Notley said Thursday.

The tough talk in Alberta’s throne speech signalled a hardened resolve by the government to fight for pipelines and the billions of dollars in revenue that expanded market access would add to the economy.

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In the speech delivered by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell, the province doubled down on the message Notley and her government have repeated since the trouble with B.C. began in January: “We will do whatever it takes.”

“In the past, when workers in our energy industry were attacked and when the resources we own were threatened, premier Peter Lougheed took bold action,” Mitchell said.

“We will not hesitate to invoke similar legislation if it becomes necessary owing to extreme and illegal actions on the part of the B.C. government to stop the pipeline.”