RESOURCE WORKS – A typically nice sound-bite, but exactly what are these ‘responsible, sustainable, thoughtful ways?’
It’s no surprise to learn Teck’s decision to back-burner its $20-billion Frontier oilsands mine was preceded by secret thumbs-down signals from some federal cabinet ministers As disclosed by The Globe and Mail , “ Several Liberal ministers worked behind the scenes earlier this year against Teck Resources Ltd.’s proposed oil sands mine in Alberta, according to Liberal and government sources .” The newspaper added: “ During a cabinet meeting in February, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau directly called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to listen to the majority of his MPs and ministers who opposed Teck’s project, instead of the minority who supported it, the sources said .” Also named: Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier, Seniors Minister Deb Schulte, and Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault. This back-room politicking and campaigning adds to the uncertainties and fears troubling natural-resource developers: What will Ottawa do with n...