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INQUIRING REPORTER: Should the federal government have bought the pipeline?

Canada bought a pipeline this week. It was announced Tuesday morning that the federal government had agreed to purchase the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline system and the expansion project for $4.

Canada bought a pipeline this week. It was announced Tuesday morning that the federal government had agreed to purchase the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline system and the expansion project for $4.5 billion, a move that proponents say is in the country’s best interest while naysayers argue is a bad deal that betrays Canada’s commitment to move away from reliance on fossil fuels.

We hit the streets to ask if Canada’s pipeline purchase was in the country’s best interest.