The delicious irony of Donald Trump's approval of the Keystone XL pipeline: Rex Murphy

A positive decision for the Keystone XL didn't come through the regime ofcarbon taxes imposed by Premier Rachel Notley: it came through Donald Trump a president who is probably only slightly more welcome to the NDP than Satan with his pitchfork.

As for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: his search for the exquisite balance between the economy and the environment just got a whole lot more difficult. More in the video, below.

Rex Murphy: Pipeline politics

8 years ago

Duration 3:26

Just four days into his presidency, Donald Trump has approved the Keystone XL Pipeline. It's great news for Alberta, but has major implications for Canadian politics