First Nations’ leaders and protesters in Burnaby, B-C say police action won’t stop their attempts to keep the Trans Mountain pipeline from being built through a conservation area.
Mounties arrested more than two dozen people yesterday, and detained more demonstrators today.
A professor from Simon Fraser University told the crowd that the approval process for the pipeline is a sham, adding that Ottawa has stripped the National Energy Board of any power over the decision.
Meanwhile, the president of Kinder Morgan Canada says public opposition is a way of life when it comes to try and move pipeline projects ahead as activists continue to fight the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline. Speaking at an energy conference in Calgary, Ian Anderson says it is an ongoing battle.
Anderson says it’s important to note that Kinder Morgan has equal status to its opponents when it comes to occupying the moral high ground. Opponents of the pipeline argue the expansion would increase the risk of a devastating spill.