He held a town-hall in Nanaimo, B.C., in front of an audience that was vocal and hostile to his government’s decision to back the construction of the $7.4 billion Kinder Morgan pipeline. Trudeau should be commended for saying much the same in the face of a belligerent audience as he said in Alberta the day before. “We will be moving forward with the Kinder Morgan pipeline,” he said, explaining it was part of the government’s plan to balance the environment and the economy. Howe Institute that suggested oil and gas producers are struggling to stay competitive with U.S. companies because of lack of pipeline capacity. By making the case he did in Nanaimo, he is clearly siding with Notley and her contention that the federal government has approved Kinder Morgan and the B.C.

Source: National Post February 03, 2018 00:22 UTC