By creating new conditions for pipeline development, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has opened an interesting can of worms.
Wednesday’s joint announcement by Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr does not deliver a definitive yes or no to controversial projects like TransCanada’s proposed Energy East heavy-oil pipeline from Alberta to New Brunswick.
Rather, it amends the criteria by which such projects are judged.
But the announcement also sends conflicting signals about the Liberal government’s ultimate intentions.
THOMAS WALKOM – Toronto Star – January 31, 2016.
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