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Canada guarantees up to $2.2 billion in fresh loans to Trans Mountain expansion project | Reuters.com (www.reuters.com)
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[–] avidamoeba 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

So is this just welfare for Alberta's pipeline workers at this point? If so we may as well call it that and spend it directly on people.

[–] TemporaryBoyfriend 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Retraining would be the best bang for the buck. Get people out of the oilfield slop, and get them installing turbines and solar farms.

[–] avidamoeba 1 points 2 years ago

For sure. Baby steps. 😄