In a letter to Trudeau, Kenney reiterates that the prime minister must press for a meeting with Biden so that
Kenney also repeats that if that fails, Trudeau must take retaliatory measures such as trade sanctions.
But he also asks that Trudeau press Biden for direct compensation.
Kenney says his United Conservative government and pipeline builder
The premier committed
Biden made it clear last spring that he would cancel the Keystone line if he became president. He said that shipping more product from Alberta’s oilsands did not mesh with his broader objective of battling climate change.
The Keystone line would have taken more
In the letter dated Thursday, Kenney says the Keystone project that Biden once rejected is now a different, more environmentally friendly undertaking.
“Keystone XL will be the first pipeline of its kind to operate at net-zero emissions on its first day of operations and will purchase 100 per cent of its power load from renewable energy sources,” Kenney writes.
“I propose that we approach
If that doesn’t happen, he is pushing for “proportionate economic consequences."
“At the very least, I call upon the government of
“These costs were incurred on the assumption that
In
She said Kenney knew when he spent the money that Keystone was risky, given it was facing further legal challenges and that the Democrat contender for president at the time, Biden, had opposed it in the past.
“The path forward (for Keystone) depended on the re-election of Donald Trump,” said Ganley.
“Premier Kenney made a
“The responsibility rests squarely on his shoulders.”
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