Bay du Nord is either a triumph or an act of immoral madness

The scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change see new fossil fuel development as an environmental and existential issue. Either we get off oil and gas in short order, and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius; or we continue poisoning the atmosphere with heat-trapping carbon, and transform the world into an unliveable sauna. Seen that way, Bay du Nord is a crime against the planet.

Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, pictured Oct. 27, 2021, even peered into the future and concluded the project 'is not likely to cause significant environmental effects.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

April 11, 2022

HALIFAX—Depending on who you believe, Ottawa’s approval of the Bay du Nord oil development off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is either a triumph, or an act of immoral madness. The oil industry and the Trudeau government approach the issue from an economic standpoint. Viewed through tha...

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