Bill C-48 divides Canadians and betrays the promise of Confederation

Bill C-48 proposes a ban against oil tankers off most of Canada’s West Coast. The bill threatens national unity severely and significantly by pitting one region against another and communities against communities.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau is the sponsor of Bill C-48, but Sen. Elaine McCoy argues that by banning oil tankers that transport western oil to markets overseas, the bill unfairly inhibits the capacity of three provinces to fully develop their natural resources. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR ELAINE MCCOY

April 22, 2019

As a member of the Canadian Senate, we’ve heard from thousands of Canadians for and against Bill C-69, an act that promises the modernization of the National Energy Board and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency—that’s a good thing. But an eerie silence prevails around Bill C-48. That...

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