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Bill C-48 seems to say that these oil substances are only risky in north west British Columbia


Resource Works founder and executive director, Stewart Muir, recently briefed Canadian Senators on the double standard on oil tankers.

He noted that the Gulf of St. Lawrence is one of Canada’s most productive marine ecosystems and is home to large numbers of marine mammals and seabirds. Yet huge amounts of persistent oil are routinely moved around this region by water. 

On a recent day, the Marine Traffic map tool indicated the presence of five tanker ships at the north end of the Island of Montreal. This is a typical sight.

The Parc National des Îles-de-Boucherville (a provincial park) is located a short distance away on an island in the St. Lawrence River. Port Montréal statistics show that the port saw over 5 million tons of crude, i.e., “persistent” oil, shipped through it in 2018. 

Resource Works founder and
Executive Director Stewart Muir
Bill C-48 seems to say that these oil substances are only risky in north west British Columbia

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Stewart Muir is the founder and executive director of the Resource Works Society based in Vancouver, British Columbia. 

Resource Works is building awareness of the importance of natural resources – energy, mining, forestry – to personal well-being. Stewart is a co-author of The Sea Among Us: The Amazing Strait of Georgia that won several distinctions including the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize from the BC-Washington chapters of the American Fisheries society. 

A Vancouver native, he has worked as a journalist and media executive in Hong Kong, Australia, Toronto, Ottawa and western Canada
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