Event16 July 2026Document

Angus Reid (Jul 10-14, 2026): 63% back an Alberta-B.C. pipeline; 55% pick 'sell oil to markets outside US' as a compelling argument, 51% the economy

In an online survey of 2,649 Canadian adults (July 10-14, 2026; published July 16), the Angus Reid Institute found 63% support for a new Alberta-to-B.C. oil pipeline and 55% for an Alberta-to-Ontario line (report p. 1). Asked which arguments in favour of the B.C. line they found most compelling (several answers allowed), 55% picked 'Helps Canada sell oil to markets outside US', 51% 'Oil is an important source of income for Canada's economy' and 45% jobs and growth (p. 6). Among fixed supporters the economy argument led, 72% to 64% (p. 8). The top argument against was investing in renewables instead (41%). Support moved little after respondents saw the arguments (61% to 63%, p. 2). The item measures which listed arguments people find compelling for a line whose purpose is reaching non-US markets, not why they support pipelines in general.

Date

16 July 2026

Kind

Other

Where

Canada

Evidence

Document: An official document: a bill, a filing, an agreement text. How evidence is weighed

Sources

• Angus Reid Institute, “Pipelines & opinions: 63% support pipeline from Alberta to B.C.; economic arguments prove most persuasive” (external site), 16 July 2026. source record

Claims that rest on this event

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  At home, new pipelines are sold as a way to reach buyers outside the US: in an Angus Reid poll, 55% picked 'sell oil outside the US' as a persuasive reason (several answers were allowed). So the link from the build-out to more output flowing south has to come from contracts and tariff design, not from the rally.

  The poll behind the claim's 55%: a multi-select list of compelling arguments for the Alberta-B.C. line, 55% non-US markets vs 51% economy.