Subhead:Sheila Gunn Reid and Lise Merle weigh in on the public spat between Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia’s leaders after Danielle Smith proposed a new pipeline, and was backed by Scott Moe, only to see David Eby reject the project.#
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Premier David Eby has been on the defensive since Alberta proposed a new pipeline project that would reach the shores of British Columbia. Support for new pipelines is broadly popular among Canadians, with polls finding a majority are in support of new developments.
An informal poll run by Kelowna-based news outlet Castanet found overwhelming support from its readers, with 81% supporting such developments.
But Premier Eby pumped the brakes on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposal for a new pipeline, suggesting this could “upset the fragile consensus” among the provinces.
Premier Smith called Eby’s efforts to block the project “un-Canadian” and “unconstitutional,” an assertion that was backed by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.
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On Wednesday’s Buffalo Roundtable livestream, hosts Sheila Gunn Reid and Lise Merle discussed the ongoing spat between Western Canada’s premiers.
