Deadline For Cabinet Decision on Future of Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion is Today

Deadline For Cabinet Decision on Future of Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion is Today
Pipes are seen at the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain facility in Edmonton, Alberta, on April 6, 2017. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The federal government is widely expected to green light the Trans Mountain expansion project a second time today but, even with a Yes vote, construction is likely weeks, if not months away.

The federal cabinet will be reconsidering the project at its weekly meeting this morning, nine months after the Federal Court of Appeal shelved the original approval. Any decision isn’t likely to be announced until after the markets close for the day.