Vancouverites Not So Opposed to Coal Exports, Industry Poll Shows

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is adamantly opposed to expanding coal exports from Port Metro Vancouver, but many Vancouverites disagree with him, according to one market-research poll.

In a Mustel Group survey of Vancouver residents, 92 per cent of respondents agreed the port is important to British Columbia’s economy and showed a high level of support for expanding exports from it, including of coal — although to varying degrees.

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