The Bloc Québécois is “fiercely opposed” to any projects like Energy East that would see pipelines run through Quebec, the party’s leader says.
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has rejected the idea of reviving the Energy East oil pipeline that would convey crude oil from Alberta through six provinces to an export terminal situated in Saint John, N.B.
“We are fiercely opposed to any type of transport on Quebec territory of hydrocarbons from Western Canada to any market whatsoever,” he told reporters in French during a Feb. 6 press conference. “It does not serve Quebec. It does not serve the environment. It does not serve the planet.”…