72% of Canadians Say Pipelines Vital to Economy, Plurality Back Alberta’s Plan

72% of Canadians Say Pipelines Vital to Economy, Plurality Back Alberta’s Plan
Pipes for the Trans Mountain Pipeline project sit in a storage lot outside of Hope, B.C., on June 6, 2021. Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images
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Nearly three-quarters of Canadians describe pipelines as vital for Canada’s economic prospects, while slightly less than half are in favour of Alberta’s plan to build a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast, a new poll suggests.
Forty-nine percent of nearly 4,100 Canadians surveyed by Leger this month expressed their support for the Alberta government’s proposal for a new oil pipeline that would link the province to the northwest coast of British Columbia to export Canadian energy to Asian markets.