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 CL...
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