The Angus Reid Institute has released the results of a survey conducted in the wake of the Trans Mountain Pipeline’s reapproval.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals gave the pipeline its second lease on life after the federal courts turned down Trudeau’s original approval due to incomplete Indigenous consultations and a faulty environmental review.
The survey found majority support for the project in every province except for one, which oddly enough, is not British Columbia.
According to the survey, only 31% of Quebec residents polled support the pipeline.
In B.C., just over half (52%) of residents polled supported the decision.
Not surprisingly, the highest approval rating came in Alberta (85%) followed by Saskatchewan (71%) and Ontario (60%).
The survey also found that across the country, 56% of Canadians back the pipeline, versus just 24% in opposition with the remaining 20% unsure.
“We asked them whether or not they thought that the government made the right choice or the wrong choice in going forward with this and nationally, the numbers actually look pretty good for the Liberals," said Angus Reid Institute research associate Dave Korzinski.
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