Peter Lougheed: Legitimate Concerns

Lougheed Dept: "I think there are a lot of people who are quite sincere, who are concerned about balance, concerned about the appropriateness of one route versus another, who have perfectly legitimate concerns," Rae told The Tuesday. "I'm sure Peter Lougheed would be surprised at being described in that way.", according to Vancouver Sun. While the Conservatives have never suggested Lougheed is a radical, Rae said other ordinary British Columbians and Albertans have likely been offended by the campaign against Northern Gateway critics. "I don't think it helps the debate if you label everybody who disagrees with you as some kind of foreign agent," Rae said and prime Minister Stephen Harper risks insulting ordinary British Columbians and Albertans by labelling opponents of the Northern Gateway pipeline as "radicals" being manipulated by foreign interests, Liberal interim leader Bob Rae said Tuesday. The former Alberta premier last year said he was opposed to Trans-Canada's Keystone XL pipeline project to the U.S. Gulf Coast, described by Harper as a "no-brainer." Lougheed opposed the project, put on hold by the Obama administration, because he believes more unrefined bitumen should be processed in Canada to create more local jobs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.