Common Sense Guide to the BC Budget

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Published on Friday, 21 February 2014 18:20
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Budget Week BC - This Weeks Dose of Common Sense
Damien Gillis

After multiple delays, the BC Liberal Government finally offered a hint at the tax regime for its much-ballyhooed liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in this week's budget. This is the mechanism by which we’re supposed to reap $100 Billion in provincial "prosperity". 

Turns out the big idea involves deferring as much risk and capital cost as possible from the oil and gas industry to the BC public - surprise, surprise!

In other astonishing news, we learned that tailings ponds in Alberta's Tar Sands are in fact - wait for it - leaking toxic chemicals into the Athabasca River. What's interesting with this revelation is that it comes from a new federal government report.

Remember, this is the same Harper Government which pulled the plug on our entire ocean pollution monitoring program in 2012.
 
Fortunately, the leading DFO scientist from that cancelled program, Dr. Peter Ross, has found a new home at the Vancouver Aquarium - where he will continue his vital, world-renowned research through the new Ocean Pollution Science Program.

 
 
Damien Gillis
Publisher

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