Mulcair mired in mud: NDP leader needs to flip-flop — again — or risk sinking in oilsands

Wherein the NDP communicates bad policy in pursuit of good soundbites...

Mulcair mired in mud: NDP leader needs to flip-flop — again — or risk sinking in oilsands | Columnists | Opinion | Toronto Sun:

...in Repentigny, Que., on Tuesday, Mulcair flip-flopped.
He is now against the idea of reversing Line 9B between North Westover, Ont., and Montreal, Que. Why? For environmental reasons.
“There is no system of environmental regulation in Canada, with Stephen Harper. So, people have to say ‘no’ to this (pipeline reversal) because you absolutely cannot trust them (the Conservatives) to produce a result that is safe for the environment,” Mulcair said. Partisan Mulcair does not trust Canada’s environmental regulation system anymore since we have a Conservative government. That is the latest excuse used by Mulcair to try to take the NDP out of the muck.
We are not talking about building a new pipeline in this specific case, just reversing the flow. How could it provoke more spills and environmental catastrophes when it goes from west to east than east to west?

The entire opinion article can be read at the Toronto Sun: