If Trudeau had not purchased Trans Mountain, it’s pretty reasonable to assume this ruling would have been the expansion’s end. If Kinder Morgan were ready to bail on this project way back in May, there is no way they would have followed through now.
Government has no such responsibility to its capital. It has the luxury of delay, of taking time to work out the right way to do things, for the right reason, because the process right now works well for no one.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/transmountain-court-ruling-1.4805838?cmp=rss