In Canada, Chris Christie Says Keystone Pipeline Delay ‘No Way to Treat a Friend’ – ABC News

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, on a visit to Canada, said Thursday the federal government’s delay in approving the Keystone XL pipeline is “no way to treat a friend.”

“This is not about sending your oil across our land. It’s about maximizing the benefits of North America’s natural resources for everybody, about allowing markets to function, and about contributing to the prosperity of citizens both in the United States and in Canada,” Christie said in Calgary. “Our leaders’ comments on this topic should not be marked by parochialism, but by principles. And the principles should be enhancing the economic competitiveness of North America, treating allies and friends with respect and fair consideration, and creating jobs, growth and opportunity for everyone on both sides of the border.”

Christie believes the United States is “missing an enormous opportunity when we delay this development” and that the project has “languished” far too long, noting it sends an “unfortunate signal” to our ally.

“It should be done and it should be done already,” he said.

This is Christie’s third trip abroad as governor, his second in the past three months after he went to Mexico in September. He visited Israel in 2012. The trip is also a likely attempt to bolster his foreign policy credentials ahead of a possible 2016 presidential bid.

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