The reason were here in this predicament here in Burnaby has to do with the Conservative Harper government and what they did at the end of 2012 in the omnibus bill that stripped environmental regulations, she said in a speech minutes before her arrest. The NEB process is now a sham...We have a process that does not allow consideration of climate change...at a time that climate change is the biggest problem facing humanity. Its unethical. The new NEB Act is written as requested by the oil industry. At the end of the day when youre dealing with unjust law and abusive power, the last resource we have is civil disobedience. Its done in full respect of the rule of law. But its also done with serious responsibility with being a citizen in this country, she said, as cheers erupted. vancouverobserver/news/breaking-sfu-scientist-lynne-quarmby-arrested-kinder-morgan-protest-burnaby-mountain
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 20:48:46 +0000
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