Where the parties stand on Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion

Kinder Morgan is not a ballot-box option in this federal election, and there is no referendum on its proposed Edmonton-to-Burnaby pipeline—but in B.C., the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is on voters' minds.

That's especially true in the federal ridings around Burrard Inlet, such as Burnaby North-Seymour and North Vancouver, where political pressures have been building over tanker, spill risk and democratic concerns.

In November 2014, more than 100 citizens were arrested while protesting the company's drill tests on Burnaby Mountain.  

Last month, Burnaby’s Mayor asked the National Energy Board to throw out the company's entire pipeline hearing process, after the Conservative appointment of Kinder Morgan consultant Steven Kelly to the board. Kelly starts his NEB job on Thursday.

And just after the election, on Oct.27, the North Vancouver-based Tsleil-Waututh First Nation will launch a federal court action against the NEB, declaring its hearings as inadequate Indigenous consultation. 

So where do the federal parties stand on the pipeline?