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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley agrees with Hillary Clinton’s stance against the Keystone XL pipeline, but was surprised Hillary Clinton came out against the project.

Speaking at a town hall-style meeting in Iowa on Tuesday, Clinton made the long-awaited announcement on whether or not she would support the pipeline, which would carry Alberta oil to Texas refineries.

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“I oppose it because I don’t think it’s in the best interest of what we need to do to combat climate change,” Clinton said. The Democrat, who is considered to be a frontrunner in U.S. presidential election, appeared to specifically single out Canadian oil with a tweet: “Time to invest in a clean energy future — not build a pipeline to carry our continent’s dirtiest fuel across the US. I oppose Keystone XL.”

The stance was a stunning shift for a politician who’d previously said she was favourably inclined to the pipeline.

Time to invest in a clean energy future—not build a pipeline to carry our continent’s dirtiest fuel across the US. I oppose Keystone XL. -H — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 23, 2015

The news promptly reached Alberta. Following a keynote address to the Alberta Chambers of Commerce, Notley told reporters Clinton’s stance “doesn’t have a significant impact” for her government.

“I was never really convinced that the people in Washington were spending a lot of time listening to what Alberta had to say. It was a question of whether we were using our resources wisely,” she said.