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The 47% increase in gas prices since his Feb. 24 State of the Union address is a major political liability

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Why would U.S. President Donald Trump approve a Keystone-like pipeline that could eventually transport a million barrels a day of Canadian oil to refineries in the U.S. Midwest or along the Gulf coast?

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Trump had four full years during his first term to reverse the suspension of Keystone imposed by his predecessor, Barack Obama. He never did.

Does this mean Trump has suddenly become a friend of Canada despite having mocked us for more than a year about becoming American’s 51st state? Not on your life. Indeed, Trump and his Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, often still refer to “Greater North........

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