Canada’s Environment Minister is defending the federal cabinet’s approval of a major project to export liquefied natural gas from British Columbia after two First Nations and a fishing conservation group launched lawsuits Thursday in a bid to block the proposal.
“The government of Canada stands behind its decision on the Pacific NorthWest LNG project,” Catherine McKenna said in a statement issued Thursday by her department and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. “This project underwent a three-year rigorous and thorough science-based process that evaluated and incorporated mitigation measures that will minimize the environmental impacts.”
Brent Jang – Globe and Mail – October 27, 2016.
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