This is a bit disingenuous - there is no decision to be made yet for Energy East, it is still being assessed by the NEB and other regulatory bodies. The federal government only says yes/no after those processes are done, and the provinces would still have to OK it as well. He does have a lot more to lose in Quebec, but that decision has not been made yet. I am not the biggest fan of this government but I can give credit where credit is due, and this decision was very pragmatic, which is always going to make people on either side angry (i.e. the pro-every pipeliners and the anti-every pipliners).