Pipelline Demo today
Well I was in attendance at the demo today and it was great to see so many people out considering it was a working Monday. At least 3-4 thousand people I would say, so we could get triple that number on a week-end.
It was really enlightening to see such a broad coalition of opponents in one place. There were speakers from more than half a dozen First Nations. The NDP critic for Science and technology spoke and several NDP MLA’s were on the podium with him. Elizabeth May spoke up load and clear, especially about the FIPA bill which would transfer all Canadian environmental law making powers to China, since they can then hold us ransom for anything we chose to do.
Several Union and Labour leaders spoke as well, including the union representing pulp and paper workers, which has members who work in the oil sands and the BC Teachers Federation.
All in all, the “Evil Empire” of oil oligarchs run by Harper has brought about a broad coalition of allies, some of whom might not normally always be on the same side. If that is not a demonstration of the complete insanity of this project, nothing else will.
Based on what I heard today, Christy Clarke is toast. The NDP will win the next BC election because she is still up for “selling’ the BC coast, if the bid conditions are right. Like the story of Faust she would sell the soul of BC for the right price. What an unprincipled and money grasping disgrace she is!!
