Kathryn Harrison, a UBC professor of political science, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about how Christy Clark’s tentative support for the Kinder Morgan could make the pipeline a wedge issue in the May provincial election.
“It lines up the parties in B.C. clearly on opposite sides,” Harrison said. “I think the test will be whether Premier Clark can make a sufficient case to middle-of-the-road voters that she was able to deliver economic benefits and mitigate the environmental risks.”
The story also appeared in the Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, and Regina Leader-Post.
Harrison also spoke to CKNW, saying the federal Liberals have spent the last year making many promises.
“Mr. Trudeau and his government have promised to be all things to all people,” she said. “They did it when they were running for office and they’ve done it in this announcement and the series of announcements leading up to it. They promised to deliver a healthy plan for our children, and they promised on jobs and the resource industry and they said we don’t have to choose.”
