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Old 10-22-2019, 12:44 PM   #856
peter12
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Originally Posted by transplant99 View Post
But that's the thing....actual Canadians are overall in FAVOR of building pipelines. The people that are elected are expected to represent the views of those who put the there.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...reid-1.5282430

Its the politicians on the left that have made it a wedge issue, but no one ever talks about it in those terms.

Its why the system of governance in this country no longer works, and really hasn't for many years.

You're kind of making my point for me. This election was maybe not a resounding shift in favour of pipelines, but definitely signals an electorate willing to make trade-offs.
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