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April 19, 2018

Canadian PM Trudeau Faced With Pipeline Protest in London
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And in Great Britain, protesters blocked entry to Canada's main embassy
in London on Wednesday, erecting a mock oil pipeline marked with the
words, "Crudeau Oil." The protest came as Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau arrived in London for talks with Prime Minister Theresa May. The
demonstrators want Trudeau to end his support for an expansion of the
Trans Mountain pipeline, which would accelerate oil shipments from
Canada's tar sands region to a terminal near Vancouver. This is UK
Greenpeace program director Pat Venditti.

Pat Venditti: "Tar sands oil is amongst the dirtiest fossil fuels on the
planet, it's dirtier than coal. And Prime Minister Trudeau is here in
London to talk about climate responsibility. And our message to Mr.
Trudeau is that climate leaders don't build pipelines."



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