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Friday 5 October 2018

Prime Minister Trudeau defends LNG Canada | Bloomberg

The Royal Dutch Shell PLc liquefied natural gas project has recently been endorsed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, approved for $ 31 billion, and will not be affected by obstacles such as trade barriers as well. Import tariffs on steel.

Likewise, the prime minister told the media during a press conference held in Vancouver, "Trade barriers will not be an impediment to moving forward on this project", said conference was given on Tuesday after the report that Shell and its four partners were moving forward with LNG Canada, the largest private sector investment in the country. Added to this, Trudeau said "There are specialized components that must be imported", likewise established "But there will also be a large amount of Canadian steel used in the construction of this plant."

Despite this, the concerns have not stopped but otherwise, they continue in a dispute that has not been solved with respect to Canada's decision to impose tariffs on steel imports at the beginning of this year. Some facts could affect the approximately 140 complex steel modules, which are set as high as a 10-story building and weighing up to 10 jumbo jets, which LNG Canada has to import from China. LNG Canada claimed the duties in court, stating that no Canadian meeting patio has the experience or access to water to be able to send them to the site in Kitimat on the northwest coast of Canada. Meanwhile, the Federal Court of Appeal is expected to issue a decision soon.

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