Northern Gateway

Save Our Coast… Again 100 Days 100,000 Signatures Stop $10 billion being wasted Share our petition online, take copies and return by post Northern Gateway

Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline

Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline Approved in 2014 1,177km long, carrying 525 thousand barrels of crude oil a day Crossed two mountain ranges, 669 fish-bearing streams and the headwaters of the Fraser and Athabasca Rivers Ended at the Douglas Channel in Kitimat, sending 220 super tankers carrying bitumen along the North BC coast every year Northern Gateway

Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline Stopped by people in the Northwest uniting in opposition to save our coast Yinka Dene Alliance of First Nations Save The Fraser Declaration Kitimat citizens voted to oppose Northern Gateway

Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion

Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion Existing pipeline operating since 1953 Expansion triples capacity, from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels of crude oil a day Also increases the number of oil tankers by 700%, to 34 supersized Afra-max tankers a month Will transport highly toxic diluted bitumen Transmountain

Kinder Morgan`s Trans Mountain Expansion

Saving Our Coast 408 tankers a year navigating the Salish Sea Independent research by the City of Vancouver found there was an 87% chance of a spill occurring during the project`s 50 year lifespan (NEB using wrong figures) Diluted bitumen typically sinks in water – making it extremely difficult to clean up The tax payer would be liable to pay for a spillage – the cost of which has been estimated up to $9.4 billion (UBC) Coast

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Federal Court of Appeal Ruling Federal court of appeal has halted construction after Indigenous groups, Vancouver and Burnaby and environmental groups challenged the permits Found that the NEB environmental review was insufficient because it didn’t consider tankers and the government didn’t meaningfully consult with Indigenous groups “Canada was obliged to do more than passively hear and receive the real concerns of Indigenous applicants” “Missing was a genuine and sustained effort to pursue meaningful, two-way dialogue” Court

Indigenous Consent Released documents have revealed that NEB approval was being pushed even before consultation was finished Indigenous consent matters – both in the Canadian constitution and under the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (passed in Parliament) Note – the federal Liberals voted for an NDP Bill on the UN Declaration and 6 days later voted against its application to the Trans Mountain pipeline Indigenous

The Liberal response? Gave a 22 week deadline to redo environmental assessment – however NEB already found significant adverse impact on killer whales Indigenous consultation will be redone with a panel including an NEB panelist from the first failed attempt, another thrown of Energy East process How can government meaningfully consult if outcome is already determined? Indigenous leaders slamming timeline for consultation Court

Carbon Emissions and Our Climate The Canadian government has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 205 megatons of carbon by 2030 to meet Paris climate targets A single barrel of Athabasca crude oil produces 729kgs of carbon from getting it out of the ground, to burning it (Carnegie Endowment) Each year, the new oil being transported will result in 173 megatons of carbon emissions – 84% of the Paris targets Climate

Carbon Emissions and Our Climate The Environment Commissioner reported in March 2018 that Canada would miss 2020 targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions set at Copenhagen and is well short of 2030 targets The most recent update to the United Nations also acknowledged Canada was falling short Climate

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Meanwhile in America … Climate

Billions and Billions The Canadian government purchased the pipeline for $4.5 billion on July 22, 2018 after failing to find any other buyers Kinder Morgan made a $3.89 billion profit, including $1.5 billion in executive bonuses Newly released documents reveal Kinder Morgan now estimates the cost of construction at $9.3 billion (+30%) The financial cost to the federal government will likely reach over $15 billion, including liability provisions Economic

The Cost In 2015, 128,000 people in BC were employed in tourism – jobs that would be threatened if a spillage occurred Rather than spending $15 billion, the Liberal government could have: Spent $3.2 billion on providing clean drinking water for all Indigenous reserves Built over 6,000 wind turbines or installed solar panels on 540,000 homes Economic

What Can You Do? Sign the petition Pass along the petition to friends and family Our goal – 100 days, 100,000 signatures to stop $10 billion going into a pipeline we don’t want or need Write to ministers – environment, natural resources, Indigenous relations CTA

Getting our voices heard BC referendum on proportional representation: October 22 – November 30 What is Proportional Representation? Better reflect a party’s share of the vote in the number of seats it holds Three choices: Dual Member Proportional Mixed Member Proportional Rural-Urban Proportional BC referendum October 22nd – historic National momentum for change – BC, PEI, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, … Mail-in ballot (Oct 22, 2018) Two questions: 1) mandate for change; 2) proportional voting options Myths to Bust Local representation Policy outcomes Stability Complexity (the ballot, the maps) Electoral Reform

Making Every Vote Count BC referendum October 22nd – historic National momentum for change – BC, PEI, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, … Mail-in ballot (Oct 22, 2018) Two questions: 1) mandate for change; 2) proportional voting options Myths to Bust Local representation Policy outcomes Stability Complexity (the ballot, the maps)

What’s wrong with our current system? ‘False Majorities’: Electoral Reform

What’s wrong with our current system? Wrong winners: Electoral Reform

What’s wrong with our current system? Wasted votes: Electoral Reform

Electoral Reform

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