Stephen Hume nails it. goo.gl/Cgv5Le Hearings like these are essentially conducted to legitimize government policy decisions later, not to thwart them beforehand. And it’s been clear from the get-go that the federal government, with support dwindling elsewhere and its Alberta power base to appease, really wants this purported engine for expanded heavy and synthetic oil markets. Why else were critics of the project strategically vilified in the early stages as American fifth columnists out to destroy Canada’s economy? Why were the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service and the RCMP investigating organizations that expressed disfavour?
Posted on: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:48:56 +0000
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