“Doing so would kill jobs on both sides of the border, weaken the critically important Canada-US relationship, and undermine US national security by making the United States more dependent on OPEC oil imports in the future,” Mr. Kenney said in a statement.
Certainly there were indications during the campaign that Mr. Biden planned to target the KXL pipeline permit, which was approved by President Trump in March 2017 after being rejected by the Obama administration.
“Biden strongly opposed the Keystone pipeline in the last administration, stood alongside President Obama and Secretary [John] Kerry to reject it in 2015, and will proudly stand in the Roosevelt Room again as President and stop it for good by rescinding the Keystone XL pipeline permit,” Stef Goldman, Biden campaign policy director, said in a May statement.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) first reported the news on Sunday after it obtained an apparent briefing note from Biden’s transition team. On the list of executive actions meant for Biden’s first day in office Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit reportedly shows up.
As the outlet notes, Biden indicated months ago that he planned on canceling the pipeline, though supporters of the project had been hoping he would change his mind. The project crosses over the U.S.-Canada border and has the support of the Canadian government.
ADVERTISEMENT The Government of Canada continues to support the Keystone XL project and the benefits that it will bring to both Canada and the United States, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman said in a statement.