Last modified on Wed 27 Jan 2021 09.32 EST Joe Bidenâs move to cancel a controversial pipeline project has hit Canada like âlike a gut punchâ, according to one political leader, and left the country to weigh the future prospects of its ailing oil and gas industry. On 20 January, one of the US presidentâs first executive orders was to reverse approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, making good on a campaign promise to kill the project as part of a broader strategy to address the climate crisis. Environmental groups in Canada have applauded the decision, but the cancellation has left the countryâs western provinces in disbelief.