British Columbians more supportive of Trans Mountain pipeline: poll

British Columbians have softened their stance towards the Trans Mountain pipeline, and one pollster pegs the change to the federal government's 2018 decision to buy the project. "The moment the federal government got involved and started to talk about purchasing the pipeline, it made a lot of residents move from moderate opposition to strong support," said Mario Canseco, the president of Vancouver-based polling firm Research Co. "And that is why we see half of B.C. residents saying that they wan