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Originally Posted by SebC
Sincerely, why?
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Because it's an ecologically sensitive area which was being decimated.
But on topic, the Moratorium wasn't even law until 2019. It also wasn't a bill by the Environment Minister - it was intriduced by Transport Minister Marc Garneau.
And the moratorium wasn't a new concept anyway. No tankers had been running there anyway historically, and BC had never allowed them:
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magaz...y-on-its-side/