Ken The Kanuck
05-31-2018, 10:06
As many here know from my previous postings that I and my son work in the oil and gas industry here in British Columbia.
Some may know that there is a raging debate if the pipeline company should be allowed to increase the size and volume of the pipeline here to the west coast for shipment overseas.
The anti's feel that the increased shipping has a potential to cause an environmental disaster if an oil spill was to occur. There of course is that possibility.
The pro side of the argument points out that many millions of barrels have been shipped out our ports and this has not happened in the decades we have been shipping or receiving product. Other factors which support the pipeline is the benefit to our economy, both provincially and federally.
The province of Alberta where the oil comes from is threatening to cut off or reduce the oil and gas shipments to BC in retaliation to the BC government opposing the pipeline expansion. Political factors must be taken into consideration here also. In the last election the long ruling conservatives (conservative for us at least) was replaced by a left wing political party (NDP) which did not received enough votes for a majority government but joining forces with the Green party and having the Greens give them the 3 seats they had voted in gave the NDP enough seats to form a shakey majority government and rule.
To further muddy the waters and this is where I have a problem the Federal government is Gung Ho on the project going ahead and is telling the province of British Columbia that they will force us to expand the pipeline. Recently the Federal government went and bought the pipeline from Kinder Morgan for a bunch of billions.
I do not like the idea that the Federal government believes they have the right to dictate to the provincial government what they can or cannot do in their own province.
I am in agreement that the pipeline project should go ahead but am in total disagreement that the federal government has the right to dictate this to us.
It might be easier for Americans to replace province with state in order to understand what I am getting at.
What do you think?
KTK
Some may know that there is a raging debate if the pipeline company should be allowed to increase the size and volume of the pipeline here to the west coast for shipment overseas.
The anti's feel that the increased shipping has a potential to cause an environmental disaster if an oil spill was to occur. There of course is that possibility.
The pro side of the argument points out that many millions of barrels have been shipped out our ports and this has not happened in the decades we have been shipping or receiving product. Other factors which support the pipeline is the benefit to our economy, both provincially and federally.
The province of Alberta where the oil comes from is threatening to cut off or reduce the oil and gas shipments to BC in retaliation to the BC government opposing the pipeline expansion. Political factors must be taken into consideration here also. In the last election the long ruling conservatives (conservative for us at least) was replaced by a left wing political party (NDP) which did not received enough votes for a majority government but joining forces with the Green party and having the Greens give them the 3 seats they had voted in gave the NDP enough seats to form a shakey majority government and rule.
To further muddy the waters and this is where I have a problem the Federal government is Gung Ho on the project going ahead and is telling the province of British Columbia that they will force us to expand the pipeline. Recently the Federal government went and bought the pipeline from Kinder Morgan for a bunch of billions.
I do not like the idea that the Federal government believes they have the right to dictate to the provincial government what they can or cannot do in their own province.
I am in agreement that the pipeline project should go ahead but am in total disagreement that the federal government has the right to dictate this to us.
It might be easier for Americans to replace province with state in order to understand what I am getting at.
What do you think?
KTK