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The National | Feb 3, 2013 | 2:54

Former minister pushes for environmental considerations

In an exclusive interview with CBC, former environment minister Jim Prentice says the government needs to focus more on the environment if it wants oil projects like Keystone XL approved. Margo McDiarmid reports.

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