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Canada approves $36 bn LNG project, eyes Asia
Canada approved Tuesday a Can$36 billion ($27 billion USD) project by Malaysia's Petronas to build a liquid natural gas pipeline along its Pacific Northwest coast, a massive project targeting Asian markets.
The liquefied natural gas project is the first deal by Canada’s year-old Liberal government that goes against environmentalists in the name of the country’s economic interests. Environmental activists and indigenous groups have opposed the plans.
“The government approved the Pacific Northwest LNG
“As the prime minister has
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly said that the economy and environment should be pursued in parallel, without sacrificing one for the other.
The project includes a pipeline and two Petronas terminals to ship gas to Asia.
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