Majority of Canadians may support TMX, but the project remains an electoral risk for Liberals: pollsters

It’s up to the prime minister to decide if he ‘wants to go into the next election arresting Indigenous communities and leaders,’ says the Squamish Nation council’s Dustin Rivers.

Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 18 announcing the government's re-approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. At the announcement, Mr. Trudeau said the feds would begin reaching out to Indigenous groups interested in buying the project and are open to selling 100 per cent of it to such investors. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

July 17, 2019

Recent polls may indicate a majority of Canadians support the government’s plowing ahead with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, but with further opposition actions expected, experts say the best Liberals can likely hope for is to not lose too many progressive voters. “It’s very u...

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