This has to be one of the dumbest commentaries to appear in the Globe. First, unemployment in Alberta remains lower than in most of BC so the story of the terrible pain there just doesn't resonate. Wages remain higher and taxes lower in Calgary than Kelowna and much of the rest of BC. Second, the entire world agrees development of the oil sands is disastrous from an environmental standpoint. Sure oil must continue to be extracted to maintain some employment and tax return to the Alberta government, but no expansion is warranted. Third, existing pipelines are not running at capacity and probably won't. Producers are chasing higher prices, which is a chimera in a world of oil and gas glut. Fourth, the BC coast is far more productive and important than Alberta's oil fields. Only a complete fool would endorse more tanker traffic. No, this is about money, for Big Oil and for the Alberta treasury. Canadians and the world would be the losers if more pipelines are built, especially through BC.