Politics This Morning: Trudeau cabinet approves twinning of Trans Mountain pipeline; PM heads to D.C.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flies to D.C. tonight, where he'll be greeted with a reception hosted by Canada's ambassador to the U.S., David MacNaughton.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 18, heading to the National Press Theatre ahead of the his government's announcement on the pipeline's fate, says he expects shovels on the ground for the expansion this 'construction season.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

June 19, 2019

Good Wednesday morning, After a fraught process, the Trudeau government has re-approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Touting the project's potential to create "thousands of solid, middle-class jobs for Canadians," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he

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