"I just find it odd that every time the prime minister makes a decision where Canadians are upset by the result of that, that he somehow blames them," said Tory leader Andrew Scheer.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a Facebook post that critics who attribute the proposed Energy East pipeline project's cancellation to government regulation "ignores the obvious."
A lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law says the Energy East announcement is cause for celebration among those challenging Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion.
TransCanada's decision to quash the controversial pipeline project on Thursday put an end to a polarizing debate over financial benefits and economic impacts that has gone on for years.
TransCanada's chief executive, Russ Girling, said the decision was expected to cost the company a $1 billion loss due to the investments it has already made on the project.