Canada in Brief, Sept. 6-12

Canada in Brief, Sept. 6-12
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses supporters at a Liberal Party fundraiser in Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 4, 2018. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Trudeau says he won’t use ‘tricks’ to ram through pipeline construction

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pouring cold water on Alberta’s suggestion that the federal government use legislation or a court appeal to get construction started quickly on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

In a Sept. 5 interview on Edmonton radio station CHED, Trudeau said using “tricks” such as a new law or the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause would create further legal fights down the road.