Re: Keystone pipeline - big thankyou, President Biden

On Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 9:24:20 PM UTC-8, brew noser wrote:
> CBC News · Jan 17, 2021 
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> Biden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on 1st day in office, sources confirm 
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> U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC News on Sunday. 
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Well, it didn't take Jason Kenney to start talking from both sides of his mouth, did it?
First he tries using the 'United States is most important trading partner and strategic ally of Canada' argument.
Then he tries: 'president-elect Biden shoould show Canada some respect to actually sit down and hear our case' argument.
But then the other side of his mouth comes out with: 'We will use all legal avenues available to protect Alberta's interest in the project.”

Wow - from 'ally and important partner'- to 'we'll use lawyers to advance our pipeline plans'. Who wouldn't want to do business with this guy?

Before you decide to use more Albertan taxpayers' money to promote your withering pipleline, maybe you should consult with them and ask if they're willing to put even more of their taxed dollars into litigations? . . . .
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EDMONTON -- As Jason Kenney threatened possible legal action over the reported cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline Sunday - his critics in the wildrose province were pointing fingers directly at him for what they allege was a bad investment.

“The risk surrounding the Keystone XL pipeline has been very obvious for some time. Nevertheless, Jason Kenney jeopardized up to $7.5 billion of Alberta taxpayers’ money on this project and now we’re learning it may be stopped altogether,” Rachel Notley wrote in a statement.

Last week CBC News reported that Alberta spent $1.1 million dollars to lobby Washington in favour of Keystone XL.

In a statement, Kenney did not clarify exactly how much of Albertans money has been spent or was at risk - but said he was “deeply concerned” by the reports. He argued the U.S. still needs Alberta oil.
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Uh, no they don't. The U.S. is now an *exporter* of their own oil reserves to other countries. They don't need a single barrel from Alberta. All you need to do now, Kenney, is convince Albertans that they should ante-up millions more for the lawyers you want to hire to challenge Biden's decision. Good luck with that.