Notley aims to sell pipeline in B.C. after approval sparks protests

The Canadian Press interviewed David Tindall, a UBC sociology professor, about the work Alberta’s premier Rachel Notley must do to convince environmentalists that the pipeline expansion should go ahead.

“To some extent, I guess both Trudeau and Notley can say, ‘Look, we actually have policies for reducing climate change and we’re actually trying to make a difference,'” he said, adding that for many environmentalists the deciding factor will be if those policies are effective. “I think most environmentalists are quite skeptical of that,” he said.

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Kathryn Harrison, a UBC political scientist, also spoke to CBC on the same topic.

“I think it’s very hard to argue that an expanding oil and gas industry is de-linking the economy from climate change, particularly when we’re building new infrastructure that will last for decades,” she said. “So I’m not sure British Columbians will be won over by that argument.”