28-09-2016 22:04 via theguardian.com

Environmentalists 'expected better' of Trudeau as Canada backs gas project

The Pacific NorthWest LNG project would ship 19m tons a year of frozen, liquefied natural gas to markets in Asia – and create jobs, says the governmentCanada’s commitment to fighting climate change has been questioned after the Liberal government, led by Justin Trudeau, announced conditional approval for a C$36bn liquefied natural gas project in northern British Columbia.
The decision – the Trudeau government’s first on a major energy project – was announced late on
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