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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Not that I disagree with you, and I understand this may be hilariously naive to everyone, but is it too much to ask the leader of our nation to act like a leader and make decisions if it's believe to be in the best interest of the nation even if it is unpopular?
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I don't think it is asking too much. But with what we have just seen in this country, even if the government spent the political capital and tried to ram a pipeline through it would just get challenged in court anyway. We just saw that take place (where the pipeline was halted as the challenge was that the consultation was improper), so what can a PM really do?
On a similar note, I think that this is why Gateway will not be a reality. I think that in BC there are groups just waiting for a case like that to run to the Supreme Court.
I hope they get Energy East through, and hopefully something going west as well. But the idea of the PM "just making a decision" or however you want to phrase it just doesn't happen in this day and age. Everyone has to be consulted and have their say.