Posted on 10/21/2015 8:25:29 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Justin Trudeau is Canada’s new prime minister after leading the Liberal Party to a majority government win — which bodes ill for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Trudeau’s victory ends the decade-long rule of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper who supports Keystone XL. If approved by the Obama administration, Keystone will send oil sands from Alberta to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Trudeau supports Keystone XL, but the newly elected prime minister’s support may fold under pressure from the White House.
President Barack Obama claims environmental and global warming concerns are keeping him from approving the project — even though the Department of State concluded the pipeline won’t increase greenhouse gas emissions and will reduce oil spill risks. The State Department also noted Keystone XL will create more than 42,000 new jobs.
Despite the State Department’s findings, Obama vetoed legislation earlier this year to approve Keystone XL. Obama’s critics say he was pressured by environmentalist billionaire Tom Steyer to veto the project. Steyer spent $73 million in the 2014 election supporting Democratic candidates.
Trudeau may be pro-Keystone, but he’s more concerned with having good relations with the U.S. than an oil pipeline. Trudeau believes good relations with the U.S. should not hinge on Keystone’s approval. It’s unlikely Trudeau will openly criticize Obama over Keystone like Harper was keen to do. In fact, Trudeau’s Liberal Party is rabidly anti-Keystone.
The Liberal Party’s campaign co-chair recently resigned after a memo he wrote was leaked to the press detailing how TransCanada, the company looking to build Keystone, could effectively lobby a Liberal Canadian government.
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Trudeau’s number one priority will be Fighting Global Warming ,he can’t wait to get to Paris
We are entering a 50 year deep-freeze mini-ice-age.
I hope that by the end of that time, every Global Alarmist is dangling from rope.
Oh , I forgot Trudeau is a very big fan of marijuana
Keystone is wrapped up and will not come back for a decade.
I will say this....much better that we never built it and invested massive amounts of money into something that would not be used.
When oil recovers to $95 a barrel in two years....then the Canadian voters will change leadership again.
Ask the good people of Lac Megantic.
It’s not likely to be built under this administration anyway.
Will Trudeau be against it, when Trump is in the White House?
We are entering a 50 year deep-freeze mini-ice-age.
That’s correct. And it will shorten the growing seasons, keeping warm will be very expensive or difficult, etc., etc.
I hope that by the end of that time, every Global Alarmist is dangling from rope.
Oh , I forgot Trudeau is a very big fan of marijuana
Use a hemp rope—then everyone should have something to be happy about.
IMHO he is going to spend Canada so deep into the hole that he is going to desperately need the revenue.
Justin Trudeau = Barack Obama 2.0
Another hope and change prophet - how long before Canadians call for a new election.
The low-information Canadian voters are gonna get it good and hard with this klown. Welcome to Obamaland, Canucks!
I fear he will set his sites against Alberta once again like his father did. I wouldn’t be surprised if he cuts off all oil sand oil to eastern refineries and take Venezuelan and Saudi oil instead.
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