True to form, conservative Harper only cares if XL pipeline makes money

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is "confident" TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline will be built, but a major union says the government needs to consider whether the project serves Canadian interests.

The proposed extension would carry oilsands crude south from Alberta to refineries in Texas.

"It's hard for me to imagine that the eventual decision would be not to build that," Harper told Bloomberg Television on Wednesday.

"The economic case is so overwhelming," he said. "The number of jobs that would be created on both sides of the border is simply enormous."

Translation: it will make money for a few, so what's the fucking problem?

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