Ottawa needs to finally declare
through legislation that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project is to the national advantage of Canada.
Doing so would prove to the Canadian public and Indigenous communities that the federal government is serious about seeing it completed.
Make no mistake: Killing the project would be devastating for many Indigenous communities along the corridor.
Opinion: The Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline expansion is to Canada's advantage, and the federal government needs to declare that with legislation
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shown how dependent many European countries are on Russian oil and natural gas imports. Ottawa’s
professed commitment to help NATO allies has finally turned our government’s head to the importance of energy security globally.
But even before the growing global energy crisis, the federal government should have declared through legislation that the Trans Mountain expansion is to the general advantage of Canada, particularly because of its importance to Indigenous communities.
The facts speak for themselves. To date, Trans Mountain says it has
signed 69 agreements with Indigenous groups in B.C. and Alberta that represent more than $600 million in benefits and opportunities.
