Bell: Poilievre pushes Carney on pipeline, Liberals push back, vote No

The result is what those paying attention in Alberta would bet on.

The Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre put the question to the politicians in Ottawa.

The meat of it is simple. Do you support a bitumen pipeline to the west coast so Alberta oil can reach Asian markets?

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberals vote No.

You read it right. They vote No. They cook up all kinds of excuses for voting No.

Tim Hodgson, Carney’s point man on the oilpatch, says the Conservatives are all about political theatre, scoring political points, their push to get a vote on supporting a pipeline drips with cynicism.

Cynicism? The Liberals know all about cynicism, running a cynical election campaign, whipping up Canadians with their phony baloney Elbows up routine long enough to scare boomer and f