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April 17, 2018

Trudeau Continues to Back Controversial Kinder Morgan Oil Pipeline
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In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is continuing to back the
construction of the massive $5.8 billion Trans Mountain pipeline, vowing
to commit taxpayer money to the project despite widespread
indigenous-led protests and a slew of lawsuits. If built, the Kinder
Morgan pipeline would triple the amount of oil flowing from Alberta's
tar sands to the coast of British Columbia. Kinder Morgan says that if
legal challenges are not resolved by May 31, it will abandon plans to
build the proposed pipeline.


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