Despite Ottawa’s rubber stamp, stiff opposition will come from B.C. over the TransMountain pipeline.
Protesters quickly took to the streets in Vancouver Tuesday, following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement approving the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s line from Alberta’s oilsands to the B.C. coast.
Bob Chamberlain with the union of B.C. Indian Chiefs was among the protestors and says the approval will hurt the Liberals at the ballot box come the next election.
“Everybody’s going to remember all the hollow rhetoric and the empty words and promises that they made and they forgot to say that they’re ‘just kidding,'” he said.
Chamberlain also expects to see more court challenges, protests and civil disobedience.
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson took to Facebook to voice his displeasure, calling it a huge step backwards for Canada’s economy, as well as the environment and climate change.
He says the pipeline is a direct threat to Vancouver’s economy and environment, and he will continue to fight against the completion of the project.
