Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged Thursday to do whatever it takes to get the Kinder Morgan pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia built. "We're going to ensure that pipeline gets built because it is in the national interest," Trudeau told reporters in San Francisco, California during the second day of his Western U.S. tour. Kenney described the plan as a way to ensure no such projects are built before accusing the Trudeau government of not doing enough to ensure the Kinder Morgan pipeline is built in the face of social and political opposition in B.C. That decision has been criticized by advocates of the pipeline as little more than a move that could delay construction on the federally-approved Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project. "I'm not responding in any way other than saying I'll defend our wine industry.

Source: CBC News February 09, 2018 00:55 UTC