‘Shooting in the dark ... we don’tknowwhatthetargetis’

She did not immediately respond Thursday to a request for comment on the energy industry’s long-term concerns about the bill, but had previously said she hoped she would never need to use the powers contained in the law.

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers president and CEO Tim McMillan, who also attended the Senate meeting, echoed Bloomer’s concerns over Alberta’s Bill 12.

“We support the Alberta government’s efforts to raise the pressure here,” McMillan said, however, he cautioned that “when the premier introduced (Bill 12), she said she hopes that we never have to execute on this. We would share that hope.”

Canada’s largest integrated energy producer

which has committed to shipping its oilsands barrels on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline, is also concerned that Alberta’s law to throttle back oil shipments to B.C. could affect its customers.

“We also appreciate the support that this legislation indicates but we have many, many customers in British Columbia, so we hope the legislation would never be called upon,” Suncor vicepresident, investor relations Steve Douglas said.

Bloomer, McMilland and Douglas were in Ottawa on Thursday to discuss problems facing Canadian energy exports, including the Trans Mountain pipeline fight, the escalating trade war and why TransCanada Corp.’s Energy East pipeline was cancelled.

“We are where we are in many respects because the government has not been able to articulate a vision for our energy resources. They’ve been able to ar-