Ontario leader expresses concern about TransCanada pipeline plans TORONTO, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The provincial government in Ontario said it was concerned it would not see many benefits from a TransCanada oil pipeline planned for eastern Canada. Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli said in an interview published Thursday by The Globe and Mail newspaper he wanted financial assurances from TransCanada. "There is a lot of concern that the majority of the oil ... will be for export, and that Ontario will only be a conduit to facilitate oil from tar sands to go to foreign markets," he said. The project involves converting part of a natural gas pipeline to handle oil deliveries. Chiarelli said the federal government would weigh the loss of natural gas service in Ontario when it reviews the project. Oliver told a Chamber of Commerce in Ontario last week "our oil will be stranded" without more infrastructure in place for transportation.