Editor:
Proposed pipelines from the Canadian oil sands to the Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic are being opposed by those who are described by others as "eco-Fascists."
Al Gore has come from the U.S. to criticize our government, peddle climate change fear and ask Canadians to "take one for the planet" by restricting oil production. Meanwhile, the European Union is trying to classify Canadian oil as "dirty" and prevent its export eastward. We must look like soft targets for this kind of prejudice.
Canada relies on the sale of natural resources, including oil, for its economic strength. The oil age is not over. It will take several generations to develop more efficient energy sources. Canada should not forgo its petroleum wealth while being replaced in the market by Venezuelan oil sands production. Oil pipelines to the Pacific will support Canada's economic future for our grandchildren. We must recognize that the objective is to sell oil, not spill it. No interests are served by spilling oil.
Pacific exports of LNG will be helpful but face serious competition from gas fields, closer to the prime Asian markets.
Albert F. Reeve, Gibsons
