In just over a week, project proponents will decide whether to move forward on the TransMountain pipeline expansion, and today supporters will be in Ottawa to send a final, clear message that the country is ready to move ahead with construction.
Canada Action and Rally 4 Resources will hold a public event May 23 in Ottawa to drive home the message once and for all that both the TransMountain expansion and LNG Canada projects are vital to the economic prosperity of the West, and of Canada as a whole.
Pipeline proponent Kinder Morgan has set a May 31 deadline to make a final decision on whether to advance the TransMountain expansion after the company suspended all non-essential activities on the project in April.
Since then, Canada Action, Rally 4 Resources and other groups have been rallying in several Canadian cities to push for stronger project support from the government of Canada, and for a positive decision from Kinder Morgan.
As Canada Action founder and spokesperson, I’m genuinely concerned that if Kinder Morgan is blocked from advancing this crucial infrastructure project – or if LNG Canada is similarly not supported in its final investment decision, then there maybe no-one else waiting in the wings to take over this important work.
Canadians, the majority of whom are supportive of our energy sector, require immediate and drastic action from our federal government to enforce the rule of law and to send a message to the world that Canada is open for business and will honour our commitments.
The Prime Minister has said TransMountain is in Canada’s national interest, and Finance Minister Morneau recently called BC Premier John Horgan’s opposition to the project unconstitutional. Yet we’ve seen no real action from Ottawa to ensure the federally approved project moves forward on its original timeline.
Let’s change that!!!
Join us on May 23rd, at 9:45 AM at 150 Wellington St near Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Make your voice heard. The free flow of goods and services across provincial boundaries is a founding concept of our confederation. Our country needs this pipeline.
Tell Ottawa a federal approval has to be worth more than the paper it’s written on. This may be our last chance to make a difference! Join us in Ottawa! Let’s #BuildKM!
Cody Battershill
CanadaAction.ca
Rally hosted by Rally 4 Resources – The Movement and Canada Action
Canada Actionhttp://www.canadaaction.
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