9 Reasons Why 2013 Was a Slow and Painful Year for Freedom In Canada
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9 Reasons Why 2013 Was a Slow and Painful Year for Freedom In Canada
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While many pundits outside B.C. point to the joint review panel’s report as proof Enbridge’s oil tanker and pipeline project is in the public interest, one important question remains unexplored: how is it that the province of B.C. and the federal panel came to such vastly different conclusions? READ MORE
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Canada’s Intelligence Watchdog Hired as Northern Gateway Lobbyist
That revolving door just keeps on turning.
As the Vancouver Observer recently reported, Canada’s spy watchdog and former Conservative cabinet minister Chuck Strahl registered in December to lobby the B.C. government on behalf of Enbridge subsidiary Northern Gateway Pipelines L.P.
Environment Canada Researchers Find High Mercury Levels Around Alberta Oilsands
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A proposed public statement that acknowledged humans were “mostly responsible for climate change” and that Environment Canada took this threat “seriously” was dropped by environment minister Leona Aglukkaq in favour of a watered-down partisan message that made no meaningful mention of the issue of climate change, new documents show.
Enbridge Used Anonymous Companies to Propose Hydroelectric Dams in Salmon-Bearing Waters
While Canadians have had their eye on the company's Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal, Enbridge has been quietly developing numerous new hydroelectric projects in major B.C. and Alberta waterways.
Feds Held Public Comment Period on Proposed Squamish LNG Plant Over Holiday Period
If you were busy enjoying the holiday season with your family, you might have missed a request for public opinion made by the federal government on December 17, 2013.
