Editor:
Having just seen the world premier of the film This Living Salish Sea, by Sarama (shown at the Gibsons Heritage Theatre June 26 and 27), I feel even more in opposition to the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion.
How can the federal government even consider increasing the number of oil tankers going through the perilous Second and First Narrows? Chances of a spill over the next 50 years are estimated at between 80 and 90 per cent.
How does this fit in with the Trudeau government’s promise to deal with climate change? Tar sands expansion needs to stop. The National Energy Board projects tar sands production to double by 2040. We can’t afford this!
This project violates the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which requires their consent for projects such as this. First Nations along the pipeline route have launched 15 court challenges to overturn approval.
Instead of extracting and transporting, at great risk, the dirtiest imaginable fossil fuel, the Trudeau government needs to ensure a just transition to more sustainable energy.
Anne Miles, Gibsons
