Canada: minister says Covid-19 lockdown a 'great time' to build pipeline
by Leyland Cecco in Toronto from on (#53YJF)
- Climate activists condemn Sonya Savage's remarks
- Trans Mountain project under construction despite opposition
Environmental advocates have reacted with outrage after a provincial energy minister in Canada said that coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings make it a great time" to push on with a contentious pipeline project.
During a podcast hosted by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors, Alberta's energy minister Sonya Savage was asked about the Trans Mountain expansion project, which is under construction despite despite fierce opposition from environmentalists and some Indigenous groups.
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