No, the rest of the country doesn't need these pipelines.

Our country should not be building an economy based on the exports of fossil fuels, for a variety of reasons. This is taking our country backwards... we need sustainable industries that reduce our dependence on non-renewable resources, less dependence on markets where the prices are set by volatile world markets leading to booms and busts.

When oil prices were high, we suffered from"dutch disease" and lost other jobs. And this is not to mention the fact we need to do something about global warming, the risks to our Pacific coast, and the way that the tarsands are not being quickly restored (huge ponds of contaminated water, etc.). Keep it in the ground.

No, I stand withe the people of BC and Vancouver even though I live in Ontario.