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Originally Posted by schteve_d
I, for real, don't even know. What is Quebec's basis for the opposition to a pipeiine?
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Simply put, they don't benefit from it directly.
Pipelines (at least until recently) are very unpopular in Quebec as aiding Alberta and Canada while Quebec bears the brunt of any environmental issues without any Quebec resources being sold. It also solidifies anti-federalism sentiment which any Quebec provincial government needs to be mindful, as going against the grain will simply put a more separatist party in place, who is even more anti-pipeline. Quebec, also being a province which has ample hydro, has a population that would see little economic impact if oil and gas was to be killed outright in lieu of electric cars. It shouldn't be a surprise that provinces without oil and gas as an industry would have it's population not care for it.
It's more about "What's in it for me"