Pipeline politics increase flow of controversy in Canada

Business in Vancouver interviewed George Hoberg, a professor at UBC’s Liu Institute for Global Issues, for an article about the Trudeau government’s motivations behind their energy politics and recent B.C. pipeline expansion.

“The Trudeau Liberals must believe the net political benefit to them outweighs the cost in B.C.,” he said. “And there will be costs in B.C…What I see is that the Trudeau folks are playing the long game here, and they’re trying to rewrite the political geography of Canada so that they can win seats in Alberta. Maybe they do have a plan that could rewrite that political map and be the basis for a period of long-term political rule.”