Majority of Canadians says pipeline could lift economy, but generational divide in support exists: poll

The generational split in support for the pipeline could pose problems for the federal Liberals in the election, says Forum Research pollster Lorne Bozinoff.

Pipeline supporters held a Rally4Resources demonstration on Wednesday, calling on the federal government to push the expansion through. A poll suggests that a high proportion of Canadians, or 58 per cent, think the pipeline will be a boost to the economy. The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

May 25, 2018

Ottawa is ensnared in a legal battle with British Columbia over concerns of the environmental impact of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but one recent poll suggests that a significant proportion of Canadians thinks that the project could be a boon to the economy, though there’s a sharp gene...

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