--- title: Jane Fonda Blasts Justin Trudeau Over Canada Oil Pipelines description: Jane Fonda called him Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau a “disappointment” due to his approval of oil pipelines. canonical: https://time.com/4633389/jane-fonda-justin-trudeau-canada-oil-pipelines/ author: Abigail Abrams article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-12T20:27:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:49:14.143Z article:section: Science og:title: Jane Fonda Blasts Justin Trudeau: 'Don't be Fooled by Good Looking Liberals' og:description: The actress is not happy with his environmental record og:url: https://time.com/4633389/jane-fonda-justin-trudeau-canada-oil-pipelines/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bc49a5fc13d8e24/6988b56497cdffa2a66af172/jane-fonda-dakota-pipeline-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: #BankExit Rally og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jane Fonda Blasts Justin Trudeau: 'Don't be Fooled by Good Looking Liberals' twitter:description: The actress is not happy with his environmental record twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bc49a5fc13d8e24/6988b56497cdffa2a66af172/jane-fonda-dakota-pipeline-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jane Fonda Blasts Justin Trudeau: 'Don't be Fooled by Good Looking Liberals' ## Video: Justin Trudeau's Greatest Hits [Watch (HLS stream): Justin Trudeau's Greatest Hits](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uXLetYBN.m3u8) (1:53)  _Published 2016-03-10. A mash up of Justin Trudeau's best moments._ by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Jan 12, 2017 8:27 PM UTC  Jane Fonda attends the #BankExit Rally in Los Angeles on Dec. 21. Jane Fonda attends the #BankExit Rally in Los Angeles on Dec. 21.Gabriel Olsen—Getty Images by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Jan 12, 2017 8:27 PM UTC Jane Fonda is hopping off the Justin Trudeau Train. The Hollywood actress slammed Canada’s prime minister on Wednesday and called him a “disappointment” because of his approval of oil pipelines from the Alberta oil sands, the [_Guardian_ ](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/12/jane-fonda-justin-trudeau-environment-canada-pipeline)reports. Fonda, who is on a Greenpeace trip this week to call for a stop to oil sands development, said she was initially excited by [Trudeau’s commitment](http://time.com/4253941/obama-trudeaus-us-canada-climate-change-methane-emission/?iid=sr-link4) to the Paris climate change agreement in 2015. “He talked so beautifully about needing to meet the requirements of the climate treaty and to respect and hold to the treaties with indigenous people,” she said, according to the _Guardian_. “Such a heroic stance he took there, and yet he has betrayed every one of the things he committed to in Paris.” Trudeau, who is known for his [photogenic looks](http://time.com/4475768/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-appears-on-new-marvel-comic-book-cover/?iid=sr-link3), [feminist proclamations](http://motto.time.com/4505692/justin-trudeau-un-speech-feminism/?iid=sr-link1) and [playful antics](http://time.com/4249860/toronto-zoo-justin-trudeau-panda-cubs-names/?iid=sr-link1), has kept some climate change promises such as announcing a [national carbon price](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/world/americas/canada-carbon-emissions-taxes-cap-and-trade.html) and rejecting the [Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/11/29/liberals-approve-trans-mountain-line-3-pipeline-projects.html). However, in November he approved Kinder Morgan’s plan to [expand](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/11/29/liberals-approve-trans-mountain-line-3-pipeline-projects.html) its oil pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast and signed off on Enbridge’s request to replace its Line 3 pipeline, which runs from Alberta to Wisconsin in the U.S. “I guess the lesson is we shouldn’t be fooled by good-looking liberals no matter how well-spoken they are,” Fonda said. A Trudeau spokeswoman referred the _Guardian_ to Canada’s natural resource minister. “Our government believes that the environment and the economy go hand in hand. The oil sands are an important source of jobs and economic prosperity for Canadians,” spokesman Alexandre Deslongchamps sald. “We believe we can only develop our natural resources when we can do so sustainably. 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