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   Northern Gateway in trouble with BC public – poll   
   Beacon News | July 2, 2014 | 0 Comments   
      
      
      
      
   Online poll finds BC support for Northern Gateway slipped, remains high   
   in Alberta   
      
   Public support for the Northern Gateway pipeline has dropped in British   
   Columbia but remains high in Alberta, a new Insights West poll has found.   
      
      
   In the online survey of representative provincial samples, four-in-five   
   British Columbians (79%) and seven-in-ten Albertans (71%) are familiar   
   with the project.   
      
   In British Columbia, 49% of residents (+2 since November 2013) are   
   opposed to the Northern Gateway, while 38% (-4) are in favour of it. The   
   numbers are drastically different in Alberta, where two thirds of   
   residents (65%) support the project.   
      
   “Even after the federal government granted conditional approval to the   
   Northern Gateway Pipelines Project, subject to 209 conditions being met   
   by Enbridge, the needle did not move in favour of the project,” says   
   Mario Canseco, Vice President, Public Affairs, at Insights West.   
   “British Columbians remain concerned about oil spills, increased tanker   
   traffic and the environmental impact of construction.”   
      
   As has been the case consistently, Albertans tend to be more buoyant on   
   the possible benefits of Northern Gateway than British Columbians, with   
   large majorities agreeing with the notions that the project will support   
   economic growth (89% in AB, 79% in BC), create new jobs (88% in AB, 80%   
   in BC) and create new capital investment (85% in AB, 75% in BC).   
      
   British Columbians are more skeptical on three issues: increased tax   
   revenue (69% in AB, 55% in BC), strengthening relationships with Asian   
   countries (65% in AB, 50% in BC) and benefits to First Nations (55% in   
   AB, 35% in BC).   
      
   When it comes to concerns, more than three-in-four British Columbians   
   are worried about an expected increase in oil tanker traffic at Kitimat   
   and through the passage (85% in BC, 73% in AB), the risk of an oil spill   
   (83% in BC, 66% in AB) and the impact of pipeline construction on the   
   environment (78% in BC, 67% in AB).   
      
   British Columbians are also more likely to regard the project as an   
   infringement upon the rights of communities living along the pipeline   
   path (71% in BC, 52% in AB), worry about its impact on First Nations   
   communities (68% in BC, 57% in AB), and express a lack of trust with   
   Enbridge (66% in BC, 39% in AB) as well as concerns over the company’s   
   history of incidents (63% in BC, 44% in AB).   
      
   The notion of holding a holding a plebiscite where registered voters get   
   to have a say on the issue is regarded as a good idea by 63% of British   
   Columbians, including 54% of those who voted for the BC Liberals in 2013   
   and 73% of those who supported the BC New Democratic Party (NDP) in the   
   last provincial election.   
      
   If a plebiscite took place, 48% of British Columbians would vote “No” on   
   the question: “Do you think British Columbia should allow the   
   construction of the Northern Gateway Pipelines?”, while 38% would vote   
   “Yes.”   
      
   Voting intention for the plebiscite is split along age, gender and party   
   lines. Men (52%), residents aged 55 and over (49%) and people who voted   
   for the BC Liberals last year (59%) would be more likely to vote “Yes.”   
   Conversely, most women (56%), residents aged 18-to-34 (55%) and BC NDP   
   voters in 2013 (63%) are “No” voters at this point.   
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