Six In Ten Canadians Support A Pipeline To Refineries In Eastern Canada
ARTICLE BY
Tony Coulson
For the past several years, Canadian interests – governments and industry — have been promoting the Keystone XL pipeline as a necessary outlet for Canadian oil. Pipeline proponents sometimes describe Canadian oil as being held captive and sold at a discount due to a lack of market access. The Keystone XL pipeline would carry Alberta oil sands product to refineries in the American Midwest and on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The project has been delayed, however, by the U.S. government, which has yet to announce a decision about approving or rejecting the proposal.
Given the pipeline’s obvious economic benefits to Canada, it might seem safe to assume that Canadians would be more supportive of the project than Americans. And given the U.S. government’s opposition to the plan, it might also seem safe to assume that Americans are relatively hostile to the initiative. Both assumptions, however, would be wrong.
The PEW Research Center recently released a poll indicating that two in three Americans (65%) support building the Keystone XL pipeline
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