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TransMountain: Canadians weigh in on economic implications, protesters, and ‘social licence’
Six-in-ten say Kinder Morgan could have done a better job earning public’s trust on this project April 23, 2018 – Protests against Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain Pipeline have followed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for months, from Vancouver to Ottawa to London.
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TransMountain troubles: Alberta-B.C. pipeline battle splits Canadians down the middle
Albertans are generally united on pipeline positions, the rest of Canada, including BC, is divided February 22, 2018 – While a war of words, political will, and even wine continues to rage between the governments of British Columbia and Alberta
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Site C: By margin of two-to-one, BC residents say province made the right call to finish dam project
Number of residents saying a majority govt. is better for the province jumps in last six months January 12, 2018 – A politically risky call that might have threatened the future of the NDP government in B.C. is being met
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The price ain’t right: Canadians liked carbon tax in theory, but support declines as plan becomes a reality
Canadians concerned their industries may face disadvantage as Trump pulls out of Paris Agreement July 5, 2017– A new study from the Angus Reid Institute indicates Canadian support for federal carbon pricing has cooled as the issue morphs from plan
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Pipelines, Paris and cross-border politics: US energy policies leave Canadians divided over how to respond
Most want Canada to maintain its climate commitments, even if U.S. pulls out of Paris Agreement March 9, 2017 – With Alberta Premier Rachel Notley in Houston this week for North America’s largest energy industry conference, and Prime Minister Justin
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Pipeline Politics: Government decisions on TransMountain, Northern Gateway reflect public opinion
By Dave Korzinski and Ian Holliday, Research Associates November 29, 2016 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that his government has made decisions on three pipeline projects, approving two (Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain expansion and Enbridge’s Line 3 replacement) and rejecting the
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