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Originally Posted by GGG
Would anyone have appealed the decision if not for the misinformation campaign on pipeline safety. If the general view of pipelines was positive the likelyhood of lawsuits is diminished.
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Yes? A resounding yes that the same parties would still have appealed. There would be the exact same complaints as before. This isn't about pipeline safety, it's about a constitutional right to be consulted and have two-way dialogue that went ignored.
Again, I point you to the concerns of Stó:lō that went woefully unaddressed by all parties. The extremely reasonable conditions they requested.
You could just as easily - and more accurately - asked, had anyone actually committed or simply addressed and discussed their concerns would they still be appealed. And, far more importantly, would the appeal have won if they actually did some type of two-way dialogue.