Until recently, Singh had called for a more thorough environmental review process on the proposal to twin an existing pipeline that runs between Edmonton and Burnaby, B.C. “It wasn’t something I took lightly but leaders have to make tough decisions.”The NDP’s positioning on the pipeline is a political hornet’s nest. Federally, the NDP have but one seat in Alberta compared with 14 in B.C. Singh denied the suggestion that the byelection had anything to do with his position on the pipeline. He even called her carbon tax plan the “best climate change plan in the country.”“If we want to attain our climate change goals, we need a premier like Premier Notley,” he said.

Source: National Post May 23, 2018 18:45 UTC