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That’s one scary poll for Alberta’s economic future.

Not the latest one on Alberta politics, which shows a big lead for both conservative parties over the NDP.

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No, the spooky poll is a companion Mainstreet Research surveyabout the B.C. election that’s coming fast, on May 9.

It shows Premier Christy Clark’s governing Liberals in a dead heat, at 37 per cent, with John Horgan’s NDP.

The big surprise is a surge by the Greens to 17 per cent, the highest they’ve ever been.

It would be hard to find a single B.C. Green who isn’t opposed to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline.

The question for Horgan is, will he impede the pipeline if the NDP takes power, maybe with the support of a significant Green contingent?

The answer is yes.

On Jan. 12, Horgan said B.C.’s formal approval “does not change my view that some risks are too great.” If the NDP wins in May, he would use “every tool in our tool box” to stop the pipeline.