The Calgary Stampede political circuit was focused on the two Ps: pancakes and pipelines. Plenty of the former were flipped while plans were laid for the latter.
 
Now, new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds majority support both for the long awaited proposal for a new pipeline from Alberta to B.C. (63%) and the less heralded announcement of a plan to bring oil to Sarnia, Ontario touted by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford (55%).
 
However, in both cases, only about half of Canadians say they have truly made up their minds about the projects, suggesting both proposed pipelines sit on proverbially shifting ground. In the case of the Alberta to B.C. pipeline, one-quarter of Canadians (27%) say their support for the project is immovable while 33 per cent say they currently support the project but could be convinced otherwise. The minority (21%) in opposition are similarly split between those who have made up their minds (11%) and those who say they could be convinced to support the pipeline (10%).
 
The arguments most compelling to Canadians to build the Alberta-to-B.C pipeline are economic. A majority (55%) say diversifying Canada's oil markets away from the U.S. and the general importance of oil to Canada's economy (51%) are convincing arguments to build. More than two-in-five (45%) also like that the pipeline would bring jobs.

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