The majority of Canadians and British Columbians would support a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast, a new poll suggests.
In the Angus Reid poll released Nov. 27, 60 percent of Canadians nationwide said they would support a pipeline from Alberta to B.C. Of the B.C. residents surveyed, 53 percent said they would support a potential pipeline, with a considerable amount of those opposed concerned primarily about a partial lifting of the oil tanker ban on B.C.’s north coast.
“Support outweighs opposition in B.C. (53% to 37%), representing a significant increase in amenability compared to the prior decade. These data are also similar to results from seven weeks ago,” Angus Reid wrote in a Nov. 27 release regarding the poll, adding that support is highest in Alberta and Saskatchewan, where 74 percent support a pipeline….