Revisiting Keystone, not NAFTA, should be Trudeau’s focus

The heavy lifting on the Keystone XL pipeline has already been done on both sides of the border.

An oil pipeline near Fairbanks, Alaska. The approval of the Keystone pipeline would help spark some new investment in the energy sector and lead to more jobs for Canadians, argues Rob Merrifield.Maureen photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY ROB MERRIFIELD

November 16, 2016

The Liberal government’s immediate offer last week to renegotiate NAFTA with United States president-elect Donald Trump was perplexing. Given our country’s reliance on the North American market for trade and the fact that more than $2-billion in goods and services a day crossed the 49th parallel...

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