Trudeau Backs LNG Canada Against Threat of Steel Duties
- Trade barriers won’t get in the way of project, leader assures
- Government recognizes steel components must be imported
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s newly sanctioned $31 billion liquefied natural gas project that it won’t be hindered by trade barriers such as steel import duties.
“Trade barriers won’t be an impediment to moving forward on this project," Trudeau told a news conference in Vancouver Tuesday following the announcement that Shell and its four partners were moving ahead with LNG Canada, the country’s largest private sector investment ever.