Trans Mountain pipeline expansion cost climbs 70 per cent, now $21.4B

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Trans Mountain

An eye-popping 70 per cent increase in the projected price tag for the Trans Mountain expansion was met Friday by jeers from environmental groups and a pledge from the federal government to put no additional public money toward the project.

 


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