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On Twitter, many users called Trudeau a hypocrite for both promising to push an environmentally-sustainable Canada, and still approving two massively-criticized pipeline projects.Fuck Trudeau
Oil kissing ass
— Sophia Banks (@sophiaphotos)November 30, 2016
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Almost immediately after the announcement, Trudeau's Twitter account released a series of tweets defending his choice to approve the pipelines, noting that heavy consideration went on before making the announcement."We've always been clear in our position that strong resource development goes hand in hand with strong environmental protection," Trudeau tweeted.I thought Justin trudeau had a chance to resist the European colonial system but nope. He failed. I had hoped he wouldve prove me wrong.
— DRoss (@debross01)November 30, 2016
"We've worked hard to develop policies that stick to these values—creating good, middle class jobs, and protecting our environment."Read More: Justin Trudeau Can Fully Back Pipelines or Aboriginal Rights, But Not BothDespite approving the projects, Trudeau now has a fight ahead of him: on Tuesday evening, over 100 First Nations and Indigenous tribes released a statement via Treaty Alliance (a collective meant to combat the construction of Canadian pipelines), vowing that the pipelines will "never see the light of day.""Let's be clear, this is about our survival. This is about protecting our home," Rueben George of the Tsleli-Wantuth First Nation, said in the statement. "We are going to stop Kinder Morgan by working together. This is everyone's problem. Trudeau's permits are worthless without our consent."Later Tuesday evening, hundreds showed up in Vancouver to stage a massive protest against the pipeline decision.Follow Jake Kivanc on Twitter.