Will Cabinet Approve New Oilsands Mine Despite Trudeau’s ‘Net-Zero’ Promise?

Will Cabinet Approve New Oilsands Mine Despite Trudeau’s ‘Net-Zero’ Promise?
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney meets with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in Calgary on Jan. 7, 2020. The Canadian Press/Todd Korol
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OTTAWA—The federal government’s looming decision on whether to green-light a massive new oilsands development will be a test of Ottawa’s pledge to improve relations with Alberta.

Standing in the way of approving the $20.6 billion Teck Frontier mine project is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to make Canada a net-zero carbon dioxide producer by 2050.