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Obama vetoing Canada鶹ýӳs Keystone XL project could be good in the long run

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Canada鶹ýӳs vote for a Liberal government 鶹ýӳ electing incoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 鶹ýӳ could give US President Obama a reason to make a hasty decision on vetoing TransCanada鶹ýӳs Keystone XL pipeline before the new government sets in.

There has been no recent news on Obama鶹ýӳs decision regarding the Keystone pipeline expansion project, and it is widely believed that the project will still be refused approval.

However, despite Trudeau supporting the Keystone XL expansion project, he will willingly accept rejection should Obama decide it. The reason? Trudeau intends to repair the broken relationship between the two countries 鶹ýӳ damage that was suffered due to former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Unlike Harper, Trudeau accepts issues of climate and environment. Trudeau stated at his first news conference as Prime Minister-Designate, that during a congratulatory call from Obama, he 鶹ýӳindicated to Mr. Obama that I felt it was important that Canada demonstrates a level of positive engagement on the environmental file on the international stage. I look forward to demonstrating that we have a Canadian government now that understands the way to build a strong economy is to protect and defend our environment at the same time."

More information on Trudeau's environmental concerns .

Should Obama veto the Keystone pipeline expansion project, it is suspected to be announced before Trudeau takes over.

James Coleman, Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary鶹ýӳs Haskayne School of Business stated: 鶹ýӳIt probably is the case that the sooner it happens, the better for him. If it鶹ýӳs going to be rejected, which I think most people think it is, the sooner the better so it can be attributed to Harper.鶹ýӳ

More information on Canada's proposed pipeline projects and Trudeau's stance .

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