Pipeline pandering and broken promises

Trudeau and Notley’s election pitch was that by treating energy, the environment, First Nations, and communities less menacingly than Harper did, they could get better results. If that proves false, it will undermine their appeal.

The social-licence philosophy of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured last year, may be put to the test by pipeline projects, suggests Paul Wells. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY PAUL WELLS

September 28, 2016

OTTAWA—I don't know about all y'all, but I'm wondering when the social licence shows up. “Social licence” is a term, never too carefully defined, for broad social acceptance of some big change. It came into vogue in the late years of Stephen Harper's government to explain why he couldn't get ...

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