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Senator says proposed pipeline faces better odds

By Rob Gillies
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TORONTO (AP) — The re-election of British Columbia’s Liberal government means a pipeline from Alberta to Canada’s Pacific coast that would allow tankers to export oil to Asia now has a better chance of being built, a Canadian senator said Wednesday.

British Columbia’s Liberal party surprised pundits by winning Tuesday’s election. The leftist New Democratic Party, which is against Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, had widely been expected to win.

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