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Stopping pipeline is step backward

Re: “Energy board endorses Trans Mountain pipeline,” Feb. 23. Good news that the National Energy Board has completed the marine-impact study and has recommended that the Trans Mountain Pipeline project proceed.

Re: “Energy board endorses Trans Mountain pipeline,” Feb. 23.

Good news that the National Energy Board has completed the marine-impact study and has recommended that the Trans Mountain Pipeline project proceed. The matter is now back to the federal government to complete Indigenous consultations to meet the court requirements.

Due legal process is being followed, but the protesters have already hit the streets again, protesting the NEB study and conclusion.

It is likely that no matter the outcome, Leonardo DiCaprio and his 91ԭ disciples will access even more U.S. corporate funding, raise more legal blocks, reject the marine study without even reading it, dismiss the consultation outcome, and find alternative and unrelated Indigenous minorities to use and exploit.

There cannot be any good outcome from this for Canada or for any 91ԭs. It is wholly without principle or any justification. Sadly, the misinformation will continue, and probably succeed, but shutting down one 91ԭ industry will severely damage 91ԭs only and make zero difference, either to accelerating global hydrocarbon production and consumption or to even B.C.’s and Quebec’s rapidly increasing use of oil imports.

It will only be a step backward in affecting climate change.

A passionate minority of 91ԭs have been duped into believing, not that a global managed and funded transition to alternative energy is required, but that they can save the world by attacking Canada alone and in isolation.

They will only damage our country globally, the well-being of our people and even threaten Confederation.

I guess we deserve a Trump.

James Quinn

Metchosin