Carney raised the issue of reviving the Keystone XL pipeline at his meeting with Trump

Reducing American customs duties on steel and aluminum in Canada may come thanks to the renewed interest in the pipeline project that was proposed for the first time in more than 15 years.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, the topic of the Keston XL oil pipeline, which will run from north of Alberta to the American Middle West, during his talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the meeting.

The source said that Carney showed a renewed national interest in the pipeline from the Canadian side, and that the American president was receptive to the progress of the project.

It appears that this renewed interest on the part of the Canadian government in the pipeline that Trump has long supported opens the way for the ability to move on customs definitions on steel and aluminum in particular.

CBC News did not specify the source because it is not authorized to speak publicly.

“Priority Files” have been determined.

At a press conference after the meeting, US Canadian Trade Minister Dominic Lieblank said that the Prime Minister and the President issued instructions to their teams to move quickly on “priority files”, and he specifically said that there was hope to reach deals on steel, aluminum and energy.

Lieblank did not provide any other details when referring to the “energy” element in the deal.

Trump previously said he hoped to revive Keystone XL after he was closed by the Obama administration. Trump revived her in his first presidency, then President Joe Biden killed her again in 2021.

Trump canceled an order issued by Biden to cancel the project permit, which would allow the company to move forward in the proposal again. In February, Trump posted on social media: “We want to build the Keston XL pipeline.”

The new support from the Canadian government and the American administration can lead to the private sector to re -study the project, which was proposed for the first time in 2008.

The source says that Carney and Trump have made tangible progress on the issue of steel and aluminum, on which customs duties are currently imposed by 50 percent – the highest among all sectors subject to customs tariffs.

The hope of Canadian officials at the meeting was to see some comfort of this industry. This work will continue in the coming days with ministers and officials on both sides of the border.

This step comes to return the Keystone XL pipeline to the table just days after the Alberta government announced that it would put a pipeline project itself in the hope of finding a supporter from the private sector if the office of the major projects of the federal government gives the green light to the plan.

The proposed pipeline will be operated through British Columbia, and it was described by Prime Minister Daniel Smith as a “test” of Canada.

The pipeline to the West was criticized by the Prime Minister of British Columbia

British Prime Minister of Colombia David Eibi I actually criticized this ideaThe pipeline described the proposal as “fictional” and said that he would cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

The previous suggestion of the Keystone XL pipeline would witness a pipeline that transported crude oil from Harde, Alta, to Nebraska.

The Alberta government has already invested $ 1.5 billion in stocks to start the project.

The project faced many obstacles in the United States, including opposition to environmental protection groups and indigenous people.

The company behind the original proposal, TC Energy Corp, has now separated its oil operations to a company called South Bow Corp, which told Canadian press in February that it had “moved” from the expansion project.