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Canadian Minister Apologizes for Threatening to Deploy Troops to Quell Pipeline Protests

HeadlineDec 07, 2016

Canadian Energy Minister Jim Carr has apologized after implying the Canadian government would deploy troops against protesters opposing the proposed billion-dollar Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline, which was approved by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week. Last week, Carr said the government would use “its defense forces” to quell possible protests.

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