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On June 18, a new government was sworn in here in BC, ending 16 years of pro-corporate, pro-oil BC Liberal rule. Many of us are breathing a sigh of relief — but Kinder Morgan still has permits to start construction of its controversial tar sands pipeline in Hope on September 1st, and in Burnaby on September 4th.

Right now, we need to create a massive swell of pressure on the incoming government to make it follows through on respecting Aboriginal rights, and on its campaign promise to “employ every tool available...to stop the expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline.”

Tell the new BC government to tear up Christy Clark’s Kinder Morgan permits and not allow anymore until Aboriginal rights have been respected.

In the coming days and weeks, the government will be deciding which areas to prioritize and tackle. This is a key time to remind Premier John Horgan and Green Party leader Andrew Weaver that they won the election because British Columbia rejected Kinder Morgan: a needless, reckless pipeline that will ship 890,000 barrels of bitumen a day to the Pacific Coast and triple the number of oil tankers in the Salish Sea.

You better believe that Kinder Morgan executives and Justin Trudeau’s government are watching BC closely to see how we will respond to Kinder Morgan. And that’s why we need to come together now and make one thing very clear: we are ready to be led by Indigenous leadership and do whatever it takes to stop this project.

That means that we need a commitment from the new government that it will refuse to issue any more provincial approvals to Kinder Morgan and rip up the permits ex-premier Christy Clark handed out after taking millions from Big Oil until free, prior and informed consent for every single aspect of this project has been met.

Tell the new BC government to tear up Christy Clark’s Kinder Morgan permits and not allow anymore until Aboriginal rights have been respected.

Nearly 25,000 of you already committed to doing whatever it takes to stop this project in its tracks — and we’ll be in touch with those of you that signed on to that pledge soon.

We're sure this government doesn't want another Standing Rock -- and that is exactly what it could face if it doesn't respond now.

The biggest weapon in the new government’s arsenal is the chief reason this pipeline won’t get built: opposition across the board by the First Nations in BC. Ensuring Kinder Morgan has free, prior and informed consent for every single aspect of this project isn’t just the strategic thing to do, it’s the only thing to do. Without it—and yes, we’re pretty sure it’s not happening anytime soon—no part of this project should move ahead and any work that has been approved should be completely reconsidered.

Remember: resistance to Kinder Morgan is as inspiring as it is unprecedented. Mayors, scientists, Indigenous leaders, oil workers and ordinary citizens who have never held a protest sign in their lives are banding together to stop this thing. We’ve really not seen anything like it before. That’s how we know we’re on the right side of history -- and that we’re going to win.

Premier John Horgan: Do the right thing now and tear up Christy Clark’s Kinder Morgan permits and not allow anymore until Aboriginal rights have been respected.

More information

Kinder Morgan plans work all along Trans Mountain line, starting in September
Vancouver Sun. 8 June 2017.

Horgan determined to avoid the politics of pipelines
Globe and Mail. 4 July 2017.

Environmental lawyers release legal toolkit for provincial action on Kinder Morgan
West Coast Environmental Law. 14 June 2017.

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TO: NDP Premier John Horgan and Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver

Prohibit any new Kinder Morgan approvals and rip up existing ones until Aboriginal rights have been respected.

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