The new Trudeau government in Canada will decide the fate of Northern Gateway, a highly complex $6 billion project to build a 1177 km twin pipeline from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia, by 25 November 2016.

Canada's previous government had approved of the project, but its permits were invalidated by a court ruling earlier this year; the government recently decided not to appeal the ruling and now must decide whether to re-do the consultation and then reissue the permits.

Up to now Trudeau had flatly opposed Northern Gateway -- but has since softened his position in recent months. He now says he doesn’t support the current route and has also pledged a moratorium on oil tanker traffic in the region.Trudeau previously had flatly opposed Northern Gateway -- a 1,177-kilometer (730-mile) project that would carry oil to the northwest coast of British Columbia -- but has since softened his position. He now says he doesn’t support the current route and has also pledged a moratorium on oil tanker traffic in the region.