I dislike reporting these comments, but we should know MONTREAL — Most of the federal party leaders stayed off the campaign trail Saturday, but a comment from a high-profile New Democrat candidate on the oilsands stirred up a political hornet’s nest in Alberta.
Linda McQuaig, a well-known author and the NDP candidate for the riding of Toronto Centre, told a CBC television panel discussion on Friday that for Canada to meet its climate change targets, “a lot of the oilsands oil may have to stay in the ground.”
The comments contrasted with NDP leader Tom Mulcair’s past comments on Alberta’s oilsands. Mulcair has been open to oilsands development provided there is rigorous environmental protection and legislation to force oil companies to pay for pollution they create, including increased greenhouse gas emissions. He has favoured the development of an east-west pipeline.
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