iN NUMBERS: British Columbians split on Alberta to BC pipeline 

Pipelines are top-of-mind at the moment as Premiers David Eby and Danielle Smith aren’t on the same page about a new pipeline to the northern BC coast.

A new poll shows that British Columbians aren’t on the same page about the project either. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Smith shook hands and signed a memorandum of understanding, but it’s going to take more than that to get the pipeline built.

Here are the numbers from an Angus Reid poll conducted on Nov. 26 and 27:

• 53: Per cent of British Columbians said they support the idea of a new pipeline from Alberta to B.C.’s northern coast. 
• 37: Per cent of British Columbians said they don’t support it, while another 10 per cent of those asked say they aren’t sure or have no opinion.
• 65: Per cent of people in the BC Interior support the pipeline, the highest regional approval rating in the province.
• 47: Per cent of people in Metro Vancouver support the pipeline, the lowest regional approval rating in the province.
• 74: Per cent of Albertans support the pipeline. As if people in the two provinces needed another thing to disagree about.
• 38: Per cent of British Columbians who think the oil tanker ban, which was formalized in 2019, ought to stay in place and prevent the pipeline.
• 47: Per cent of BC would be OK with removing the oil tanker ban, or giving this project an exception.
• 50: Per cent of British Columbians think provinces should be able to block other provinces’ access to export routes.
• 89: Per cent of British Columbians think a condition for the pipeline should be that the federal government and Alberta provincial government take liability for any spills.
• 55: Per cent of British Columbians think a condition for the pipeline should be approval from First Nations along the pipeline path.