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.
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.
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
Vancouver Sun. 8 June 2017.
Globe and Mail. 4 July 2017.
West Coast Environmental Law. 14 June 2017.