Canada to buy controversial Trans Mountain pipeline to ensure its completion

Published May 29, 2018 6:39pm ET



The Canadian government announced Tuesday that it will buy Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain pipeline to ensure a planned expansion happens this summer.

The government announced the purchase for $3.4 billion after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a Liberal, held a Cabinet meeting in Ottawa.

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