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Carney's proposal removes impact assessments on interprovincial pipelines, makes it easier to destroy fish habitats, and exempts select projects from the Species at Risk Act.
Public comments are open until June 7:
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"The snowpack level on Vancouver Island is at 0 per cent of typical levels for June":
(via BC Wildfire Weekly @bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social on BlueSky)
https://cheknews.ca/vancouver-island-snowpack-at-0-normal-levels-for-june-1328828/
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #BC #VancouverIsland #ClimateCrisis #Drought #Wildfires #NoPipelines
'The Species at Risk Act was passed in 2002 to protect species like the southern residents and to meet Canada’s commitments to protect biodiversity. No government since then has tried to weaken it' ... until now.
'To achieve the Act’s purposes of preventing extinction and providing for recovery, [the Species at Risk Act] prevents a minister issuing a permit for a project or activity that will jeopardize a species very survival or its ability to recover.'
Mark Carney is trying to change that.
'Carving out an exemption to allow extinction would copy a feature of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, where a committee nicknamed the “God squad” can override extinction protections. Recently, under U.S. President Trump, the “God squad” authorized risking the extinction of rare whale and sea turtles for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.'
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"Trading oil for orcas is a bargain Canada can't afford"
"If the [Species at Risk] Act is weakened to allow risk to this iconic West Coast population, no species, from caribou to monarch butterflies, will be safe.... It’s not too late to demand a path forward that preserves our natural heritage"
(via West Coast Environmental Law @wcelaw.bsky.social)
https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/opinion-trading-oil-orcas-bargain-canada-cant-afford
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'The whales are starving as they migrate and return north to feeding grounds, and there has been a large decline in available prey in the arctic. Alava said this should be serving as a call to action for local governments to work to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.'
“This is a signal that the grey whales are the canary in the coal mine (…). They are telling us that climate change is impacting the health of our oceans.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dead-grey-whales-starving-9.7222760?cmp=rss
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“Prime Minister (Mark) Carney is proposing the worst evisceration of environmental law in Canadian history, ensuring that Canada is left behind in the energy transition, and Canadians will pay the price and the damages could last for generations“
BC Premier David Eby doesn't support the Carney-Smith tarsands pipeline either:
“As a country, it’s time to stop rewarding bad behaviour. It cannot be the case that the projects that get prioritized in Canada are those where a premier threatens to leave the country”.
All three routes discussed in Alberta's documents would face difficult terrain through BC, including mountains, protected areas, and important salmon habitat.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-alberta-smith-pipeline-oil-documents-bc-9.7216983
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The Alberta government has considered three different pipeline routes through northern British Columbia for a new major oil export pipeline, according to documents obtained by CBC News which provide a first glimpse into where the project could be located.
With recent talk of Alberta planning routes for pipelines from the tarsands to the BC coast, another reminder:
“No offer of equity or ownership will change our position, and no proponent is acceptable to us” - Marilyn Slett, president of the Coastal First Nations
https://grist.org/business/once-a-climate-leader-canada-is-now-doubling-down-on-oil/
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With recent talk of Alberta planning routes for pipelines from the tarsands to the BC coast, a reminder:
"Anything that proposes to send oil through the coast is a non-starter" - Marilyn Slett, chief councillor of Heiltsuk Tribal Council
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/b-c-north-coast-pipeline-1.7573178
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Faced with higher prices on gasoline, diesel & airfare, many consumers "have shifted away from oil-based transportation toward cheaper, lower-carbon alternatives: electric buses, gas-powered trucks, subways, electrified high-speed rail, and electric taxis."
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/the-world-is-quietly-adapting-to-9-less-oil-100000514.html
#Canada #CDNPoli #CostOfLivingCrisis #NoPipelines #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateBreakdown
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