Senate debate on Trans Mountain reveals reliance on myths, not facts

Energy demand continues to grow around the world, even as countries, including a historically oil-rich country like Norway, look to diversify and invest in renewable resources.

Protesters gathered at Burnaby Mountain in B.C. last month to demonstrate against the expansion of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. Photo courtesy of Alex Hsuan Tsui, Wilderness Committee

Opinion

BY COLLEEN COLLINS

May 24, 2018

The good news is that the Senate just passed a bill to declare the Trans Mountain pipeline project to be “for the general advantage of Canada.” But the not so great news is that the record of the debate shows that some myths ...

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