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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

This is an important first victory, but our battle (to sink the tanker ban) hasn’t yet been won

The battle against the federal Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ... and its seemingly unabated attacks on Canada’s resource industry through Bills C-69, C-48, and the fight over the Trans Mountain Pipeline expanse ... has raged on forever – at least it feels like it has.   And its opponents have been many, and for good reason. As Senator Richard Neufeld stated, “ There are no oil-tanker moratoriums in the entire world. If this bill passes, Canada would have the only one .” A statement from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) also spoke to the point that Bill C-48, in particular, would do virtually nothing to address the thousands of cruise ships, fueling and other types of vessels that traverse Northern British Columbia waters on an annual basis, for example. Instead the Bill almost exclusively targeted Canada’s energy sector, blocking the possibility of export of Canadian petroleum products to international markets. ...

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