Harper says Keystone XL Pipeline is a “no-brainer”
Posted Sep 22, 2011 7:00 am.
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Prime Minister Harper says he can’t imagine the Obama administration rejecting the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, which would carry Alberta crude to refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas.
“It’s hard for me to imagine that the eventual decision would be not to build that. The economic case is so overwhelming,” Harper said. “The number of jobs that would be created on both sides of the border is simply enormous. The need for the energy in the United States is enormous.”
Harper took time out for an interview with Bloomberg News during his trip to New York for meetings at the U.N. and with American business leaders.
Trans Canada Corp. is waiting to hear from the U.S. State Department on whether it can go ahead with the $7-billion project.
