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Trans Mountain Pipeline

On June 18, 2019, less than 24 hours after declaring a climate emergency, the Canadian government approved the climate-killing Trans Mountain pipeline.

The project proposes to twin the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, tripling its capacity to 890,000 barrels of oil per day, and expanding the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C. in order to move crude from the tar sands in Alberta to B.C.’s coastal shores for shipping in massive tankers.

The Trudeau government originally approved the pipeline expansion in November 2016 and then went on to purchase it from Kinder Morgan when the company threatened to abandon the project. The government agreed to spend $4.5 billion of public funds to buy the expansion project, and that cost is expected to increase by up to $10 billion more. In August 2018, a few short months after the government bought the pipeline, the Federal Court of Appeal overturned the approval decision citing a significant lack of public consultation, particularly with affected First Nations.

This project threatens to unleash a massive tar sands spill that would threaten drinking water, salmon, coastal wildlife and communities. It is also entirely inconsistent with Canada’s commitments to reduce climate pollution under the Paris Agreement.

Opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline remains strong. Allowing the pipeline to proceed will make it impossible for us to meet our commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, threaten waterways and drinking water sources, and ignore Indigenous peoples’ right to say “no” to projects that threaten their land and way of life.

Read more about why we should stop the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Vancouver-Burnaby chapter activist seeks Supreme Court hearing on Trans Mountain pipeline

Vancouver-Burnaby chapter activist seeks Supreme Court hearing on Trans Mountain pipeline

The Globe and Mail reports, "An environmental organization and a group of concerned citizens are asking the Supreme Court of ...
What might a coalition government mean for the Trans Mountain pipeline?

What might a coalition government mean for the Trans Mountain pipeline?

There is mounting speculation that a Liberal-NDP coalition government could be the outcome of the federal election on October 19 ...
Council signs letter in support of Burnaby resistance against Trans Mountain pipeline

Council signs letter in support of Burnaby resistance against Trans Mountain pipeline

The Council of Canadians stands in solidarity with those who are facing a $5.6 million lawsuit in a Vancouver ...
NEB review of Trans Mountain pipeline called a "farce"

NEB review of Trans Mountain pipeline called a “farce”

Marc Eliesen. Photo by Jenny Uechi in the Vancouver Observer. The National Energy Board (NEB) is currently reviewing a ...
Burnaby residents applying to speak against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Burnaby residents applying to speak against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

The Globe and Mail reports, "Built more than 60 years ago, the 1,150-kilometre Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby ...
February 12 deadline for comment on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

February 12 deadline for comment on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Houston-based energy company Kinder Morgan is proposing an expansion of its existing 1,150 kilometre Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline from ...
Kinder Morgan files application for 890,000 bpd Trans Mountain pipeline

Kinder Morgan files application for 890,000 bpd Trans Mountain pipeline

CBC reports, "Kinder Morgan has officially filed an application to expand its Trans Mountain Pipeline, which would triple its capacity ...
Solidarity at the Coquihalla Summit about Trans Mountain Pipeline

Solidarity at the Coquihalla Summit about Trans Mountain Pipeline

Hope, British Columbia. On August 17, 2013, thirty Indigenous Tribal Leaders, environmental activists and residents of Lower Mainland and Interior ...