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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
Listened to a brief excerpt of a Ryan Jespersen interview and the person (I came in late so didn't get the name) said that this is all politicking by B.C. and citizens don't agree with their province's position.
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I suspect that's true, but I also think it's important to remember that the opposition (while the minority) is extremely vocal and has very strong opinions on the matter whereas the majority that support it in BC feel far less strongly.
I can count myself in the latter group. I support the pipeline and think that any province trying to throw up trade barriers is ridiculous and illegal, but I'd be lying if I said the potential for the catastrophe of a major heavy crude oil spill doesn't give me a bit of pause. So while I think the project needs to go ahead, I generally have pretty mixed feelings on the matter. In a perfect world I'd rather not have a pipeline and increased tanker traffic through the area, but ultimately the principle of the matter is more important and the reward is worth the risk.
Or put another way, in an election this issue is probably a dealbreaker for most of those who oppose the pipeline but probably isn't for many that support it. So given that, it's not surprising that the government is kowtowing to a loud minority, particularly when you consider they're being propped up by the Green Party.