Here's what I find hard to understand. 

Earlier this week, the government promised an $867 million "aid package" to the softwood lumber industry. This primarily benefits British Columbia. Why was this "aid package" not tied to BC's support for Kinder Morgan's Transmountain pipeline? 

Transmountain is a pipeline compromise that is to be built just metres away from a pre-existing pipeline. It provides a much safer means of transporting oil and bitumen than transporting it by rail. I find it absolutely incredulous that "gimme, gimme, gimme" British Columbians are allowed to obstruct and prevent a pipeline, which would provide resource wealth benefits to all Canadians, yet on the flip side, they happily and greedily accept an $867 million softwood lumber "aid package".

Where do British Columbians think that money comes from for such $867 million softwood lumber "aid packages", especially if projects like Transmountain continue to be blocked? 

Can someone explain?