Source: Jim Bronskill , The Canadian Press, September 8, 2018
With an indefinite delay looming over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the federal government still won’t provide a timeline for getting shovels in the ground — or reveal the cost of delay.
“We were hoping … that the construction could proceed this year. Obviously in light of the Federal Court of Appeal decision that’s not going to be possible in the coming months,” Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc told CTV Question Period host Evan Solomon in an interview that airs Sunday.
With each day of delay comes an additional cost. Despite the fact that the government now owns the $4.5 billion pipeline, LeBlanc wouldn’t respond to multiple questions about the price tag attached to that shutdown.
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