The announcement that TC Energy is cancelling the problem-plagued Keystone XL pipeline project wasn't a big surprise. U.S. President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20, including one that cancelled the permit for Keystone XL. WATCH | Expert explains why politics played a role in the demise of Keystone XLExpert says politics played a role in the demise of Keystone XL Power and Politics 3:38 University of Calgary's Richard Masson says politics played a role at the death of the Keystone XL project pipeline. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney marked the start of construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the province, in the town of Oyen, last summer. Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline demonstrate on the Dodge Street pedestrian bridge during rush hour in Omaha, Neb., in 2017.

Source: CBC News June 10, 2021 21:22 UTC