in-my-view - 

Those opposed to the pipeline accused Trudeau of just the reverse - not making the approvals process stringent enough.

The US is booming with shale oil and they have put infrastructure in place - a direct comparison is pointless.

I'm an Albertan and was for this project and a national energy policy (as was Trudeau, Redford, Notley et. al) but if a company can't build without assurances of environmental protection they should not be granted a license.

You've hit all the Con talking points including "virtue signalling" and transfer payment nonsense.  Sorry, but 2019 will come just after 2018, Con righteous indignation aside.