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Well he did it. Some part of me held out hope that Stephen Harper would listen to British Columbians and reject the Enbridge project. But he’s just too far gone, too rigid to see positive alternatives.

A statement by One Cowichan’s Matt Price:

“The Harper government’s approval of the Enbridge project today is a betrayal of British Columbia. First Nations have stated their unequivocal opposition. During the NEB hearings, 1,159 people spoke out against the project to only two in favour, and recently 300 scientists called the NEB’s resulting report “flawed.” In the midst of the climate crisis, it’s tragic that our federal government wants to go entirely in the wrong direction by promoting more fossil fuels instead of clean energy.

Vancouver, June 16 2014 – A coalition of First Nations and civil society groups today delivered a final rejection of Enbridge’s pipeline and oil tanker project. With many First Nations gearing up for court battles to protect their territories from this risky proposal, representatives of Coastal First Nations, Dogwood Initiative, Unifor, West Coast Environmental Law, Douglas Channel Watch and One Cowichan promised to work together to defeat Northern Gateway, regardless of any approvals issued by the federal cabinet.