ADAM OLSEN -- This is the problem with the current debate around fossil fuels in our country. It's been politicized to the point that there is little honesty left in it
It’s mind-numbing to try to keep up with all the decisions politicians in Ottawa made about the British Columbia coastline last week. First, on Monday the Members in the House of Commons voted 186 to 63 to support a motion from Hon. Catherine McKenna (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) declaring a national climate emergency and recommitting Canada to the targets set in the Paris agreement. On Tuesday , Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his government is approving the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project, again. If you had concerns of the obvious inconsistencies in these two announcements, fear not. The support of the pipeline comes with a caveat that his government will invest all profits, "every dollar" is the quote, on green energy projects. Last Thursday , the Canadian Senate's approval of Bill C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, adds to the confusion of the national news cycle. On one hand there is a national clima...