Experts warn of ‘long-term political consequences’ for Liberals if Trans Mountain pipeline fails, but Trudeau says pipeline will happen

Carleton University professor Ian Lee says it’ll be ‘deadly’ for the Liberals in 2019 if the project fails, but success could ensure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s re-election.

B.C. NDP Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

April 16, 2018

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who met with B.C. Premier John Horgan and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley for more than two hours on the Hill on Sunday, says the government will start negotiating with Kinder Morgan to "remove the uncertainty" over the fate of the $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline e...

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