The federal government has approved an $11.4-billion, liquefied natural-gas mega-project that has been central to Premier Christy Clark’s plans to boost B.C.’s economy — and her hopes of re-election next spring.
Approval was announced late Tuesday after Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc travelled to Richmond after a cabinet meeting earlier in the day.
“The only way to get resources to market in the 21st-first century is if they can be done in a responsible and sustainable manner,” said McKenna, in announcing the approval. “This decision reflects this objective. With the legally binding conditions we are putting in place and with British Columbia’s commitment to increase its price on carbon in line with the Pan Canadian Framework, I am confident that we will minimize the environmental impacts of the project … ”
Carr said the project will deliver thousands of good, middle-class jobs, “and will help pay for schools and roads, and social programs that enrich people’s lives.”
PETER O’NEIL & GORDON HOEKSTRA & BRIAN MORTON – VANCOUVER SUN – SEPTEMBER 26, 2016.
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