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U.S President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, on Tuesday. Mr. Carney raised the topic of the Keystone XL pipeline in closed-door meetings with the U.S. President, according to a source with knowledge of the meetings.

If you’re going to the White House, you might as well bring a shiny gift. U.S. President Donald Trump likes the idea of the Keystone XL pipeline. Why not dangle it in front of him?

Prime Minister Mark Carney doesn’t have an actual project to put forward. Keystone XL has been dead for years and it’s not clear that any investor would want to take a gamble on reviving it.

From Mr. Carney’s point of view, raising the topic of the pipeline with Mr. Trump was a way of talking about the benefits of energy and economic co-o

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