Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Alta., Nov. 27. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

A majority of Canadians are in favour of the construction of a pipeline from Alberta to the northern coast of British Columbia , though support in the province most affected by the project is a lot thinner, a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute says.

Sixty per cent of people across the country back the hypothetical project, according to poll results released Thursday just hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that includes an agreement designed to clear the way for more of Alberta’s oil to make it to the coast and on to Asian markets via a one-million-ba

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