Energy East cancellation hasn’t hurt Liberals yet, but could haunt them in 2019: pollsters

Prominent pollsters say there is a chance that the Liberals lose seats in New Brunswick and Western Canada if opposition parties are able to persuade voters that a loss of jobs and harm to their personal finances were caused by decisions in Ottawa.

The cancellation of the country-spanning Energy East pipeline on Oct. 5 set off a wave of blame against Justin Trudeau from conservative politicians nationwide. Photograph courtesy of TransCanada

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BY JOLSON LIM

October 16, 2017

The abandonment of the country-spanning Energy East pipeline by proponent TransCanada hasn't harmed the Liberal government's national popularity so far, though pipelines and energy policy could still emerge as ballot box issues in Western Canada and New Brunswick in the next election, according to p...

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