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A new poll reveals Canadians are virtually split on the current dispute between B.C. and Alberta over pipelines and wine.
The Angus Reid Institute survey says 50 per cent of Canadians are in favour of the pipeline and 50 per cent are opposed, nationally.
Province by province is slightly different not surprisingly Albertans are gung-ho at 82 per cent support while in British Columbia only 42 per cent of those surveyed support the project.
The Kinder Morgan project would nearly triple capacity of the current pipeline system to 890,000 barrels a day.
The survey reveals that political affiliation is a key driver of opinion, with past Conservative Party of Canada voters overwhelmingly taking Alberta’s side. Past Liberal and New Democratic Party supporters are more divided.
When asked which province – B.C., which wants to delay the project for environmental reasons, or Alberta, which wants to avoid delays for economic reasons – is making the more compelling argument, Canadians are evenly split, with 50 per cent saying each province’s government is more persuasive.
The poll’s findings suggest the federal government will have its hands full trying to decide how to proceed on a project half the country disagrees with but already has its approval.
The margin of error in the poll is plus/minus 2.5 percentage points 19 times out of 20.
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