Trans Mountain court decision a ‘political no-win’ that could hurt Liberals in Quebec, B.C., Alberta, says pollster

The Federal Court of Appeal's decision to block the pipeline's expansion will also help NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in his bid to win a seat in Burnaby South, said Nanos Research chair Nik Nanos.

Anti-Trans Mountain pipeline protesters on Parliament Hill in May 2018. The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Aug. 30 that some First Nations were not adequately consulted on the pipeline that would cross through their territory, and the impact of increased shipping traffic on Orca whales was not properly considered. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JOLSON LIM, NEIL MOSS

September 3, 2018

The Liberals stand to take a hit on multiple political fronts from the Federal Court of Appeal's decision to but the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on ice, and the governing Grits have now alienated "basically everyone" with an opinion on the pipeline, says pollster...

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