WIDESPREAD OUTRAGE FOR STRIPPED DOWN ENBRIDGE ASSESSMENT
MP Nathan Cullen Ottawa
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WE have to speed up the process to get a resource out of the ground and sell it to Asia. It is not going anywhere, it will only be worth more as time passes, it is the wealth of future generations. Why are we in such a hurry? Better still why is the government in such a hurry?
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