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Originally Posted by stampsx2
Trudeau is confusing.
He's a humanitarian helping those in trouble in Syria but when people in his own country are losing jobs, their houses, having trouble supporting their families he turns his back to them.
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How exactly is he turning his back on them? I think you guys are seeing this from the inside of the Alberta fishbowl a bit too much. The Liberals ran on a platform that included commitments to reducing GHGs, and better consultation with First Nations, so it's not like any of this should come as a surprise here. They would be failing their mandate if they didn't announce attempst to shake things up in those areas. Let's be honest here, these pipelines are only going to get approved if you can get a majority of Canadians behind them, not just a majority of Albertans. Even if the new review process doesn't actually do anything more than pay lip service to either of these ideals, it's still likely going to improve perception in Ontario, BC, and Quebec, which is what's going to be needed to get the pipelines approved.
I'll also just add that I have a couple of friends who work for the NEB and have complained to me in private that the review process under the Harper government was a complete joke. I obviously don't have specifics because I didn't work on it but it sounds like they were told to ignore certain, legitimate concerns that would stand in the way of approval.
I get the sense from some of you that you don't really give a rat's ass about any potential hazards to the environment or First Nations communities, you just want your pipelines built.