The National Energy Board has approved the Kinder Morgan Trans-Mountain pipeline with 157 conditions, but the most-asked question is - will the Liberals approve it?
The exact route isn’t known yet, though expansions are proposed on already existing pipeline. But the Liberals might have an out if they don’t okay the project. Even if they approve it and the project doesn’t go through, they could have someone else to blame for the fallout.
That’s because earlier this month, the Liberals adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, which includes rights to land and the stipulation that land can’t be used without consent.
The Declaration isn’t legally binding but Minister of Indigenous Affairs Carolyn Bennett says there are plans to implement it with the Constitution, meaning that aboriginals will have veto power to stop projects under the law if applied. Aboriginal groups have already brought legal challenges on oil and gas infrastructure projects. We need only to look to Northern Gateway to see they’re effective in stalling projects.
Many First Nations communities oppose the building of pipelines and oil and gas infrastructure, while 30 First Nations communities support the Trans-Mountain expansion. Justin Trudeau and the Liberals promised First Nations they’d have more say in resource development matters.
Is this what accepting the UN Declaration was all about? Under those circumstances, it would only take a few communities to oppose pipeline infrastructure to cause a commotion.
We all know how most of the Liberal caucus oppose pipelines. Giving First Nations’ veto power under the law may actually be the key to granting their wishes without the backlash.
As for KM, they have been working on that project for years now, all the while consulting with the aboriginals. The NEB has come up with 157 conditions (somebody had to be sitting in a room dreaming & inventing this BS), because Trudeau said he would make sure that the NEB be more stringent in their nay or yea approval standards. As if that’s not enough, Trudeau has formed another committee……for what? Who are the experts here anyways. Then even if Trudeau approves, the Chiefs will have the last say. How come in this case no problem going to them for approval but nothing of the kind for electoral reform.
DJBT and the others
Where in BC Lawrence?
DJBT and STPC
DJBT and STPC and NN
Catherine Campbell: Could you please come to Alberta and I will take you on a tour of a couple of our Indian reserves. Give x amont of $ this year, double it the next, and the following year add to that, and in 10 years nothing has changed on the reserve except its time for the tax payers to build a bunch of new houses whose shelf life is about 5 years. As far as offering jobs, some aboriginals would jump at the opportunity, many would not. I think if you looked objectively at the aboriginal situation’it goes as such. The ones who leave the reserve for advancement seize the trappings of the modern world’ become business men or solid employees’ and enjoy success. Back on the reserve you have the non transparent chiefs and higher ups hording the largess of tax payer money foisted upon them the Imperial Wizard, Justin the 1st. As for the rest of the populace on said reserves" TAKE A GUESS" what happens to them. Catherine, I’m sorry but you obviously fall into the cunned stunt category. I for one are sick of the green and aboriginal blackmail game.
Penson: Not sure what your shift is at the Knob Gobblin Cafe on East Hastings, so I’ll spare you for the moment.
DJBT and STPC
FYI – idiot Libtard – Trans Mountain is going to drill a hole right through your empty space !
You still haven’t come over for coffee – so as the dipstick dick wad you are – it is quite assumable that you are one of those Vancouver Wankers who needs to get his balls slapped good & hard!
Get a grip on reality & then get on your horse & phuck right off! You go on & on about the stupidest Left wing super shit – so when you do come for coffee – I got some special Kool-Aid for you! Cougar piss mixed with TruDopes’ Mrs special blend!!
there is a bunch of other lines of law none of which allow for the crap i see going on now. i was standing in line at the drug store the other day and i watched a American women make a purchase.she pulled what i thought was a casino card only to find it was a treaty card from the u.s.a and she used it to avoid paying GST on her purchase. this only is a example of how stupid things have gotten.
i have one thought, who the hell does the son of Fuddle Duddle think is going to pay for this spending?
the liberals have killed manufacturing in ontaio ,borrowed billions of dollars this year and is working with ndp in alberta to kill canada’s last bright spot of economic activity .they are going to create a mess that is going to end badly.
Is it time for Canada to separate from Ontario and Quebec yet?
I’m ready!