Expert drops out of Trans Mountain review

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A prominent economist has dropped out of the National Energy Board’s review of Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, accusing the board of betraying Canadians with a “biased” and “broken” process.

Robyn Allan, an outspoken critic of the expansion, said she is withdrawing as an expert intervener because the review’s scope is so narrow that the outcome is predetermined.

“It’s a rigged game,” a former CEO of the Insurance Corp. of British Columbia said Wednesday. “We’re getting the scope that supports Kinder Morgan. It’s a private sector, ‘How do we get to yes?’ masquerading as a public interest review.”

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Laura Kane – Canadian Press – May 20, 2015.

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