MONTREAL, Canada — Bearing posters of Justin Trudeau's face, written over with green crosses and the word "pipeline," students gathered in front of the prime minister's Montreal campaign headquarters. They—like many other young Canadians—were railing against what they consider deficiencies in Trudeau's environmental policy. The nationalization of an oil pipeline in 2018 is one of the major criticisms leveled against Trudeau, who is seeking re-election in Canada's election on Monday. The Liberal government bought the Trans Mountain pipeline, which links Alberta to British Columbia, from the American energy giant Kinder Morgan for Can$4.5 billion ($2.7 billion, 2.4 billion euros). 'Huge disappointment'On university campuses, protesting for the environment — one of the key issues in the election — is all the rage.

Source: Philippine Star October 20, 2019 02:36 UTC