Alberta's Jason Kenney is the latest Canadian premier to take aim at U.S. Democrats, calling out presidential hopefuls who want to block the Keystone XL pipeline expansion.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at the Canadian Club in Ottawa on Monday Dec. 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld's Jason Kenney is the latest Canadian premier to take aim at U.S. Democrats, calling out presidential hopefuls who want to block the Keystone XL pipeline expansion.
Though he didn't name names, Kenney appeared to be speaking specifically about Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, two progressive contenders for the Democratic nomination, who have promised to block the controversial Keystone XL project should they win the White House.
“Why then would they threaten to tear up an agreement that will be the basis of a multibillion-dollar Canadian investment in this country to become an even bigger and more reliable secure source of energy?” “Why are they prepared to do great economic damage to their closest friend and ally, the most progressive and liberal source of energy on Earth, when they don't threaten to ban OPEC imports into the United States?” he said.
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