Trudeau's environmental record on the line in Canada election year

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October's parliamentary elections may hinge on the recent pipeline nationalisation and the government's carbon tax plan

In his four years leading Canada, the Liberal prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has gone to great lengths - at home and abroad - to bolster his environmental credentials. Now, with a federal election looming,...

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