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Originally Posted by Frequitude
I will give him one thing...referencing the "coastal economy" is a shrewd political move to counter Harper's (correct) point that Gateway is good for the economy.
I wonder how big the "coastal economy" that would be threatened by a spill is anyways.
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http://www.kitimat.ca/EN/main/busine...t-economy.html
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Kitimat industries have produced up to 11% of BC's annual manufactured exports and shipped up to 5% of annual BC exports. Between 1990 and 2000 over $15 billion in trade was produced at or exported from Kitimat.
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Not sure why they use such old stats. I can only assume because they've gone down. Still, it seems the answer would be "significant".