i think it has come to the point in the west that the environmental movement has zero credibility.....they are against any development no matter what it is or how safe it is......consequently government pays only lip service to their concerns....sure when they get loud enough they can bully certain politicians into retreating but i think things are changing...especially with Harper in Ottawa....i think when they try to pull their nonsense on him it will only harden his stance and make him push forward with greater determination.....these environmental studies are a mere formality..........if the government decides to proceed and issues the permits then that is the law......true in the past the liberals have loaded the courts with political appointees that sided with the eco terrorists.....but that too is changing and i am not convinced they will get as favorable a hearing when they try to block it as they use to....time will tell
If only that were true Munday. Shelia Legget, was appointed by Harper to chair the hearings on Northern Gateway. Before the hearings even begin next month she has already delayed a decison by one year. Why you ask?? So, every foreign interest group with funding from George Soros or the competition in the Middle East/Venezuela/Nigeria can speak up and say why Canada can`t expand it`s export market.
We need to start speaking out against this kind of interference and corruption. The environmental argument is just an excuse and a flimsy one at that.