Canadians want TMX pipeline built: poll

By Sandra Prusina

Posted September 13, 2019 1:03 pm.

Last Updated September 13, 2019 1:04 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

VANCOUVER (660 NEWS) — A majority of Canadians want the Trans Mountain pipeline built.

That’s according to an Angus Reid poll which finds 53 per cent of Canadians want the next federal government to complete the project rather than stop it.

Among the provinces, Alberta has the most support for the expansion of the pipeline.

Quebec has the least amount of support for Trans Mountain.

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