Georgia Strait Alliance

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced today that the Pacific Link bitumen pipeline has been designated as a Project of National Interest. The approximately 1,250-kilometre pipeline would begin in Bruderheim, Alberta, and end in the Salish Sea at Roberts Bank Terminal 2. With the capacity to transport one million barrels of oil per day, the proposed …

The federal government has introduced new legislation under the guise of improving how major projects are assessed, approved and regulated in Canada. Bill C-39, the so-called Building Canada Strong Act, would make sweeping changes to environmental protections and how major projects move forward—with potentially serious consequences for the Salish Sea and ecosystems across the...