PM Trudeau approves Trans Mountain. Again

PRINCE GEORGE – It’s about time. That’s the sense from the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association about the Trudeau Government’s re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline project.

“We saw billions of dollars leaving Canada. We saw thousands of jobs sacrificed. And, really, we’re seeing investor confidence at an all-time low,” says Mike Davis, Vice President of Regional Initiatives.

He says he was pleased to see no strings attached to the approval and is okay with what the federal government has planned for the profits. As part of today’s announcement, Trudeau has also committed to putting every dollar the federal government earns from the pipeline into investments in clean energy projects. Those profits have the potential of reaching $500 million a year.

However, the ICBA’s optimism is couched.