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Old 08-17-2015, 11:17 AM   #841
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Could anyone tell me why the Liberals are opposed to the Northern Gateway pipeline? Harper's antics are pushing me towards the Liberals, but I take issue with their opposition to this. Perhaps I don't understand it.
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At least on paper, based on much higher potential environmental effects than other pipelines. Probably also in part based on votes - people in BC are pretty against it and they have a lot more potential to win votes in BC than Alberta.

Realistically I think Northern Gateway is pretty much dead without major changes so it's not a big election issue for me.
That's pretty much it in a nutshell. There is a lot of internal and external things going against it, that at this point, it is pretty much a dead issue and politically opportunistic to be opposed to it. If the Liberals were to be elected, I would suspect that a new pipeline plan with a new name would be devised with their stamp on it so they can take credit.
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