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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Energy Minister Sonya Savage Canada’s main oil-producing province Alberta urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday to mount a last-ditch effort to save an $8 billion pipeline and threatened to seek damages if U.S. President-elect Joe Biden cancels Keystone XL. Shares in Keystone XL (KXL) owner TC Energy fell after reports Biden will cancel a permit for the long-delayed pipeline over concerns about fossil fuels contributing to climate change, which would be a blow to the Canadian energy sector. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney urged Trudeau to reach out to the incoming Biden administration in the next 48 hours to reaffirm the importance of the bilateral relationship. Biden is slated to take the oath of office on Wednesday. “This is the 11th hour and if this really is the top priority, as it should be, then we need the government of Canada to stand up for Canadian workers, for Canadian jobs, for the Canadian-U.S. relationship, right now,” Kenney told a news conference. Trudeau’s government has previously urged the president-elect not to halt construction. Canadian Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan said in a statement on Monday that Canada would continue to push for KXL with the […]
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