http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-trans-mountain-pipeline-kinder-morgan-1.4681911
Just saw this breaking news from CBC, and I am incredibly disappointed and discouraged by our federal government. This project belongs in the past, not the future. Any fossil fuel company must know that their business model is rapidly coming to and end, and they will need to face the losses that come from refusing to modernize, and join the carbon-neutral future.
If the company faces lost revenue from refusing to go carbon-neutral, they why would the government bail them out? Why would the government think that they can make money or find investors, using taxpayer funds, when a ruthless, for-profit company was not able to? How is this possibly good use of $4.5 billion dollars of tax payer money?
This is not an investment in the future – it’s holding us to a version of the past that is no longer relevant or appropriate. Let’s send a message to the government to put this money towards a transition to a clean, green economy, and meet/exceed our Paris climate commitments. Call or email your MP today, as well as the PM and other departments, and let them know that we expect them to walk away from this project and create a clean future for everybody.
CBC: Liberal government to buy Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5B
