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Originally Posted by Lubicon
When the Feds purchased Trans Mountain I wondered if this might be part of their end game. Would be interesting to see it through as there would then be indigenous groups opposing each other on the expansion (should that part still proceed). Also, it would make for an interesting dynamic in the optics of protesters now protesting literally against indigenous groups.
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I don’t believe there is some pie eyed conspiracy or actual strategic rationale for why the Feds bought the pipeline. I (honestly) think that they (honestly) believe that it was the best way forward. I would say 2 things:
A) they’re hopelessly inexperienced, uneducated and naive as to what the anti pipeline people are willing to be “consulted” with. There is no solution to them not wanting the pipeline. You just need to build it. You know it has to happen. Just build it. There is no reasoning with these people, trust me. They don’t want to be reasoned with, they just want to use Canadian systems and regulations and niceties to stop it- which is not a solution. And;
B) if the private company was going to build it and profit with it, the Canadian government (theoretically) can as well.
Maybe B above is where I am hopelessly naive.
Also- edit- whenever I write “consulted with” in quotes it’s because I mean extorted so it’ll be interesting to see how the Feds like that.