The environment proved to be a critical issue in Monday91裸聊视频檚 election, and the Liberals91裸聊视频� compromise didn91裸聊视频檛 score them many votes on either side of the issue.
Climate change was polling as the No. 1 issue among voters prior to Oct. 21 vote, but one Simon Fraser University professor said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to play both sides, and lost.
91裸聊视频淭hey tried to provide what they would view as a compromise 91裸聊视频� trying to build a pipeline and at the same time doing their carbon tax,91裸聊视频� said Tom Gunton of SFU91裸聊视频檚 Resource and Environmental Planning Program.
But their 91裸聊视频渋nconsistent message91裸聊视频� didn91裸聊视频檛 sit well with those worried for the climate, Gunton said.
91裸聊视频淚t was very difficult for them to portray themselves as defenders of the climate, while at the same time people would just point out 91裸聊视频榃ell, you just bought an oil pipeline.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�
It especially didn91裸聊视频檛 help them in the Prairies, he pointed out, as they were completely shut out of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and suffered losses in Quebec, where the Bloc Qu茅b茅cois jumped to 32 seats from just 10.
91裸聊视频淥pposition to pipelines is high in Quebec,91裸聊视频� Gunton said. 91裸聊视频淭hat was a liability for the Liberals.91裸聊视频�
Overall, Trudeau hung onto 157 of 184 seats, but was downgraded to a minority government, while Andrew Scheer91裸聊视频檚 Conservatives jumped from 99 seats to 121 and actually won the popular vote.
The Liberals tried play the middle when it came to climate change, while other parties had a clearer goal.
The Conservatives, Gunton said, tried to keep Alberta and Saskatchewan happy by supporting pipelines, but lost in places like Ontario and Quebec.
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Gunton said the results paint a divided picture of Canada, with the Prairies and B.C.91裸聊视频檚 interior coloured a Tory blue, while more climate change-focused parties scooped up the rest of the country.
The NDP, which nearly halved their ridings to just 24 this election, could play a more significant role than their seat count suggests, he added, because of the minority result. Together, the Liberals, NDP and Greens have 184 seats 91裸聊视频� a significant majority.
91裸聊视频淭here will certainly be some concessions.91裸聊视频�
As for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Gunton said it91裸聊视频檚 hard to tell if politics or economics will hold it back the most.
91裸聊视频淭he costs of building it has doubled,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淵ou add to that the political dimension, as the Liberal government does not have a majority, and the parties it depends on for support are clearly opposed to Trans Mountain.91裸聊视频�
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