Re: Oil export pipelines: Will Canada ever build another?
It looks like J.T. may find himself in a bit of a bind after Coderre's comments. He will either have to override Quebec municipalities or alienate the West and New Brunswick. The sheer stupidity of bringing in oil from other countries by tanker as opposed to running it along the safest route, because you want to appear environmentally conscious is mind boggling.
For those of you getting up in arms about how blind Mentalfloss is about this, don't bother. He's not an environmentalist, he is just taking pot shots at the west to get under peoples skin.
It's more than obvious why a pipeline (that is already built) would be beneficial and preferable to bringing oil via waterways, but like Mentalfloss there are some who would cut off their nose to spite their face.
The Prime Minister is going to have to weigh in at some point. If he sides with the Mayor of Montreal he will be opening up a can of political worms that will cause a hell of a lot political headache.
The Conservatives better sort out their leadership.