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Premier Christy Clark praised on Monday the Trudeau government’s commitment to fund $1.5 billion for coastal protection measures, and said she’s confident her province will get the lion’s share.

But Clark, who since 2012 has drawn a line in the sand declaring that any heavy oil pipeline proposals must meet conditions that include a “world-leading” safety regime, said Ottawa hasn’t yet fully met her demand.

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She told reporters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement Monday meets all B.C.’s current needs in protecting the coast from a devastating spill.

“There’s still a lot of work to do should Kinder Morgan be approved,” she said of the $6.8-billion project which, if it gets approval in coming weeks, would increase the number of large tankers entering Burrard Inlet from five to 34 a month.

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Clark was responding to Trudeau’s financial commitment over five years to fund a national Oceans Protection Plan aimed at ensuring “environmental sustainability” and “responsible commercial use.”