On the morning of January 20, Joe Biden was inaugurated as United States president. In the afternoon, he signed an executive order rescinding the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. This decision has massive negative economic consequences for TC Energy, the overall Alberta economy and the Alberta government. This set the stage for a remarkable news conference later that afternoon by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Ostensibly, it was a blistering if petulant, critique of Biden’s decision. However, the real target of Kenney’s message this week was not Biden; it was, of course, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Blaming Ottawa is usually an effective tactic in Alberta politics, but, in this case, it is not going to work.
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