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Bertschi opposes Trudeau’s support for China's CNOOC $15.2-billion Nexen bid, creating first hard policy shift in Liberal leadership race

Liberal leadership candidate David Bertschi is opposing prominent contender Justin Trudeau’s support for the contentious $15.2-billion bid by the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. to take over Calgary-based oil and gas company Nexen Inc.

Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times, and courtesy the Economic Club of Canada
Liberal leadership contenders David Bertschi and Justin Trudeau. Mr. Bertschi does not support CNOOC's $15.2-billion bid for Calgary-based Nexen, but Mr. Trudeau does.

PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal leadership candidate David Bertschi is opposing prominent contender Justin Trudeau’s support for the contentious $15.2-billion bid by the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. to take over Calgary-based oil and gas company Nexen Inc.

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Bertschi opposes Trudeau’s support for China's CNOOC $15.2-billion Nexen bid, creating first hard policy shift in Liberal leadership race

Liberal leadership candidate David Bertschi is opposing prominent contender Justin Trudeau’s support for the contentious $15.2-billion bid by the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. to take over Calgary-based oil and gas company Nexen Inc.

Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times, and courtesy the Economic Club of Canada
Liberal leadership contenders David Bertschi and Justin Trudeau. Mr. Bertschi does not support CNOOC's $15.2-billion bid for Calgary-based Nexen, but Mr. Trudeau does.

PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal leadership candidate David Bertschi is opposing prominent contender Justin Trudeau’s support for the contentious $15.2-billion bid by the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. to take over Calgary-based oil and gas company Nexen Inc.

  

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