New pipelines built in an environmentally sound way and with the blessing of Canada’s aboriginal communities are crucial to economic growth, the country’s resources minister says. Canadian Resources Minister Jim Carr in an interview Tuesday said the construction of pipelines to ship crude oil to new markets is “important to Canada’s energy future.” Mr. Carr’s comments come at a time when the Canadian economy is sputtering amid a swift decline in commodity prices. Canada’s resource-reliant economy is undergoing an adjustment to the sharp drop in oil prices, which have prompted energy firms to scrap investment plans and lay off workers. Central bank officials have warned the transition could take more than two years. Compounding the outlook for Canada’s energy sector is a lack of pipeline infrastructure to transport landlocked crude oil to new markets […]