The government appears to be in disbelief and denial as it tries to cope with the brutal reality imposed on it by the court decision to shut down the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Amarjeet Sohi, the new natural resources minister, repeats the mantra that the government is keeping all its options open — which is true, because it can’t agree on a definite course of action.
Fortunately for the Liberals, Sen. Doug Black of Alberta outlined a “road-map” of action in a letter to the Prime Minister this week, which included instructing the National Energy Board to launch a review of the impacts of increased tanker traffic on marine life, reinstituting consultations with First Nations and issuing temporary operating permits to allow work to continue on the pipeline. A fourth recommendation was that the government adopt a bill he proposed, the Trans Mountain Project Act, that declares the pipeline is “for the general advantage of Canada.”
John Ivison – National Post – September 6, 2018.
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