Overview
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is promoting a new pipeline to B.C.’s coast as a nation‑building economic opportunity.
- B.C. Premier David Eby opposes the plan, calling it a “fantasy project” that threatens jobs, the economy and the coastline.
- An Angus Reid poll referenced in the op-ed reports that about 59% of Canadians, including many British Columbians, support building a new pipeline.
- The op-ed argues Trans Mountain’s expansion opened markets, created jobs and generated more government revenue, including an estimated $23 million annually in additional municipal property taxes in B.C.
- Separate letters to the editor allege partisan maneuvering around a fall federal budget and criticize new UCP voting rules requiring verification forms and hand counts, with these assertions presented as the writers’ opinions rather than verified findings.