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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
I don't think it's a "Liberal conspiracy", and I don't care who appointed them this isn't the US. I think those judges made a decision based on either not liking pipelines, O&G, or naively thinking that bowing to one tribe's concerns while ignoring the vast majority who want the project was some kind of reconciliation attempt. You had widespread shock and confusion at that ruling.
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Thankfully, Ollig has already done wonderful work to advance this discussion. I've seen dozens of posts from you on this topic, but I don't ever recall you actually citing source material.
You earlier called the ruling incoherent...please elaborate with specifics.
Widespread shock and confusion? From who, and what were their specific issues?
Your belief seems to be the CANADA'S FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL (the second highest court in the land) is populated by incompetent judges. Or at least the three judges on this case were incompetent/motivated by personal views. Those judges must have f###ed up dozens of other cases in their careers, too (again, ready and willing to read anything specific you'd like to provide). If you want to believe that, it's fine, but I don't know why you'd even bother getting out of bed every day, let alone spend precious time arguing on here with a system so stacked against you.
At the end of the day, the pipeline side has lawyers, too. Anytime you want to do a massive project, an important process is to consider who your opponents will be, anticipate what their issues will be, and do your best to address them before they can even be raised
(Ken King please read). Of course, you'll never please everyone completely, but you can avoid a lot of headaches and build a strong gameplan through this process.
You also seem very pessimistic about the next round of court challenges to come, that are apparently all ready to go. Is it impossible for the pipeline side to imagine what might be coming, and come prepared to win at the preliminary hearing? Of course, being angry at the world and believing everyone else is incompetent, unfair, or just out to get you is the easies option when things don't go your way.